Florida: Polk County's "paramedic of the year" accused of stealing 3 COVID-19 vaccines

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://www.polksheriff.org/news-investigations/polk-county-news/2021/01/26/pcfr-paramedic-arrested-in-theft-of-coronavirus-vaccines

[In_The_Wind]

1. It was bound to happen eventually.

[magicarpet]

2. Only wonder how many Covid vaccines Team trDump absconded with ?

Those C-19 vaccines are certainly marketable.

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abscond,

verb
leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
"she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars"

[brooklynite]

3. Actually, they're not...

Unless you're selling them with a deep freezer, their potability would be gone almost as soon as you stole them. This is why you see stories about clinics handing out vaccines to anyone available if the freezing unit breaks down.

[magicarpet]

4. Theft is a major concern of Covid 19 vaccine."

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The department has arranged for U.S. marshals to accompany shipments of vaccines, which are currently stored at undisclosed locations, once the shots are authorized for distribution, Mr. Mango said.
Despite such measures, industry officials and logistics specialists worry the shots could be vulnerable to theft at weak links in the supply chain, such as distribution centers, truck stops and hospitals with lax security.

Industry officials and experts are concerned they could be intercepted by sophisticated criminals, foreign governments or individuals eager to get vaccines before prioritized groups, such as health-care workers.

“You are going to have people that will want to have access to the vaccine earlier,” said Juan Andres, chief of technical operations at Moderna, which enhanced security at manufacturing and storage facilities for its Covid-19 vaccine. “I do think that the vaccine needs to be protected.”

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccines-to-be-stored-secretly-under-tight-security-11603278002

[magicarpet]

5. Covid 19 vaccine thefts a real concern.

Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump

Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses appear to be missing after they were shipped by the Trump administration to US states.

According to the Daily Beast and sources within the Biden administration, there could be almost 20 million doses missing since they were shipped to states by the previous administration.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 41.1 million doses have been sent to states since last month, but only 22.7 million Americans have received a dose.

The Biden transition team assumed that low vaccination rates were down to slow reporting to the CDC by states - as well as a public reluctance to receive shots, and other supply problems.

But as data seen by the new White House suggests, states say there are vaccines that cannot be traced to warehouses or other sites, as two sources within the Biden administration told the Daily Beast.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/millions-covid-vaccines-missing-under-122407851.html

Did Jared sell them to the Saudis?

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Yo_Ma_Been _Loggin

https://www.democraticunderground.com/~Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

[ProfessorGAC]

6. None

Aside from the inexcusable handling issues (one criminally intentional), there are no missing vaccines.
The "surplus" touted never existed. They trumpets made that up.
The number of vaccines in circulation or already administrated match up nearly perfectly with the forecasts Pfizer & Moderna publicized.
It's a myth that there are vaccines missing.
The 2 companies are currently at 30% of originally forecast full operation capacities, which is about 5 days AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. They weren't expected to be at 30% until January 29-31.
The problems have been in efficient administration of the meds into arms.
Base supply is not the issue.