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>57 vials of the vaccine, which must be kept at low temperatures to remain viable, had to be tossed Saturday when they were discovered outside the refrigerator.

>57 vials of the vaccine, which must be kept at low temperatures to remain viable, had to be tossed Saturday when they were discovered outside the refrigerator. im a diesel engine mechanic by trade and this sounds entirely within the realm of human error. As someone in a "manager"-ish position though, termination sounds a little on the extreme side considering healthcare is strained to the breaking point currently. people get in a rush sometimes. I once caught an employee i hired a few years back watering down something called DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) with tap water. DEF is extremely critical in modern trucks as it arrests and reduces gasses and chemicals from diesel exhaust that directly contribute to climate change and global warming. Newer trucks wont even shift into drive without it. When i asked him why he was ruining all our DEF he pointed out that his last employer did this routinely to get customers in and out faster and reduce costs. Instead of firing him I explained how the diesel particulate filter works, and why adding tap water would foul it.

krapp 6y ago
You should have kept reading - the employee responsible later acknowledged it was a deliberate act, although the motive remains unknown.
- toast0 6y ago
  From the USA Today article linked in comments, there's a quote that the individual "acknowledged that they intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration." That's a deliberate act, but the thing that's missing is the purpose they had for removing it. Did they put it out because they thought it was going to be used for a vaccination drive that day, but it wasn't? Did they do it to purposefully ruin it? They didn't acknowledge that. Was it improperly stored in a refrigeration unit that is restricted for only storing other things and the person put it out and posted about it, but nobody claimed it? Maybe it was in a beer fridge or the break room fridge on cleanout day. Lots of options. In the example the poster said, it was a deliberate act, but in the poster's case, the intent wasn't to ruin things, even if that would have resulted from the deliberare act.
  - krapp 6y ago
    That the police were called suggests sabotage as a motive, although that might just be procedural.
andylei 6y ago
> Two days later, the employee acknowledged having “intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration,” the hospital, Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wis., said in a statement late Wednesday. from the article

krapp 6y ago

You should have kept reading - the employee responsible later acknowledged it was a deliberate act, although the motive remains unknown.

toast0 6y ago
From the USA Today article linked in comments, there's a quote that the individual "acknowledged that they intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration." That's a deliberate act, but the thing that's missing is the purpose they had for removing it. Did they put it out because they thought it was going to be used for a vaccination drive that day, but it wasn't? Did they do it to purposefully ruin it? They didn't acknowledge that. Was it improperly stored in a refrigeration unit that is restricted for only storing other things and the person put it out and posted about it, but nobody claimed it? Maybe it was in a beer fridge or the break room fridge on cleanout day. Lots of options. In the example the poster said, it was a deliberate act, but in the poster's case, the intent wasn't to ruin things, even if that would have resulted from the deliberare act.
- krapp 6y ago
  That the police were called suggests sabotage as a motive, although that might just be procedural.

andylei 6y ago

> Two days later, the employee acknowledged having “intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration,” the hospital, Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wis., said in a statement late Wednesday. from the article