It turns out that Dr. Gokal was punished for "taking doses away from a vaccination site" [1]. So your proposal probably would not have kept him safe from firing

It turns out that Dr. Gokal was punished for "taking doses away from a vaccination site" [1]. So your proposal probably would not have kept him safe from firing or prosecution. Other articles say that he was punished for violating a protocol which required that expiring vaccines be returned to a hub site (i.e. throw them away and let people die or be punished.) [1] https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/amp/Harris-County-judge-blasts-Ogg-for-charging-doc-15896405.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/am...