Conspiracy Theorist Pharmacist Sentenced to Years in Prison for ‘Purposeful’ Sabotage of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Doses – By Alberto Luperon (New York Post) / June 8 2021
A Wisconsin pharmacist was sentenced to three years in prison for sabotaging doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The hearing for Steven R. Brandenburg, 46, was held Tuesday, records show.
“The purposeful attempt to spoil vaccine doses during a national public health emergency is a serious crime,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton of the Justice Department’s Civil Division in a statement. “The Department of Justice will continue working with its law enforcement partners to safeguard these life-saving vaccines.”
Brandenburg is the pharmacist who police said left out about 570 doses of the Moderna vaccine at the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton, Wisconsin last December. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doses should be stored well below freezing temperature (-13°F and 5°F), but can be kept in a refrigerator for up to 30 days at 36°F and 46°F.
