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COVID Vaccine Theft: Paramedic Steals Doses In Alleged Coverup. ‘What Were You Thinking?’
01/27/21 AT 9:27 AM
A public servant, who was hailed at 2020 s Paramedic of the Year, has been arrested and charged with the theft of COVID vaccines.
Joshua Colon, a 31-year-old Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic, was taken into custody in Florida on Monday after three doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine that were earmarked for first responders went missing, the county’s sheriff’s office said.
“It s a matter of public trust, we take that seriously,” Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Robert Weech said at a news conference on Tuesday. “We had a special duty, and that was to deliver the vaccine to the first responders that are out there helping the public.”
Polk County medic arrested for stealing COVID-19 vaccines, deputies say
Published: January 26, 2021 12:36 PM EST
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A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic has been arrested, accused of stealing three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that was meant for first responders.
The arrest affidavit states that Joshua Colon, 31, who is also a training officer, stole the Moderna vaccines, then forged the vaccine screening and consent forms. Colon told detectives he was directed to do so by his supervisor.
He resigned on Jan. 22, and was arrested Monday. He faces charges of forgery, uttering a forged instrument, falsifying medical records, official misconduct, criminal use of a personal ID, and creating a fictional personal ID.
Polk County paramedic arrested for allegedly stealing vials of the COVID-19 vaccine (Source: Gray News Media) By ABC7 Staff | January 26, 2021 at 11:19 AM EST - Updated January 26 at 11:20 AM
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) -A Polk County paramedic, has been arrested during an investigation into the theft of three doses of the Coronavirus vaccine, meant to be administered to other PCFR first responders.
According to his affidavit, paramedic Joshua Colon, 31, intentionally stole three doses’ worth of the Moderna vaccine, then forged the vaccine screening and consent forms. Colon told detectives he was directed to do so by his supervisor.
Colon resigned on Friday, Jan. 22 and was arrested on Monday, Jan. 25.
Bharat Biotech s consent forms must for Covaxin shot; medical care, compensation for adverse effect
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the world s largest Covid vaccination drive, those receiving Bharat Biotech s coronavirus vaccine Covaxin were asked to sign consent forms.
Beneficiaries receiving Covaxin will have to sign a consent form, which assures medical care and compensation if any adverse effect was found linked to the Covid-19 vaccine.
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