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Steven Brandenburg, the pharmacist who deliberately disposed of more than 500 doses of Moderna vaccine at a Wisconsin medical facility believing they would ‘mutate’ human DNA was a he believed in conspiracy theories and faced a complicated divorce process from his wife, according to statements made by his defense and the local prosecutor during his arrest.
Brandenburg was identified as responsible for leaving the Moderna vaccines out of the freezer, and that they eventually ended up applied without refrigeration to 57 doctors who attended the pandemic from covid-19 in he Advocate Aurora Health Care in Grafton, Wisconsin.
The pharmacist faced a divorce lawsuit with his wife filed as early as June 2020 due to belief in conspiracy theories; in which Steven claimed so the world “fell apart” and it was in denialexcept to believe that the government planned to carry out “cyber attacks” and the power grid would be shut down.
A local court commissioner discovered that the two sons of Brandenburg they were in imminent danger and he forbade them to stay with him temporarily. Online court records show her divorce attorney withdrew from the case on Dec. 28.
Further, Brandenburg had already taken a firearm to hospital twice, which poses a risk due to his mental state. Authorities asked him to hand in his weapons, to stop working in the health system and not to liaise with medical center staff.
Branderburg to have admitted deliberately removing the vaccine vials they found in the fridge during Christmas and then return them and leave them until December 26th. You can be sued for endangering the health of the staff.
A pharmacy technician discovered the jars outside the refrigerator on December 26. Brandenburg initially said it removed the doses to access other items in the refrigerator and did not accidentally replace them.
Moderna’s vaccine is effective outside of the refrigerator for 12 hours, so the workers used the doses left outside to apply them before throwing the rest away. Police said the disposed doses were worth between $ 8,000 and $ 11,000.
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