Whistleblower alleges MD gave out spoiled vaccines
The Maryland Department of Health for months did not notify hundreds of people who may have received spoiled vaccines from a contractor, and an employee who reported the mishandled doses alleges in a complaint that the agency retaliated against her for pressing to fix the issues.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised the state health department to revaccinate the patients who may have gotten ineffective doses, according to emails obtained by The Baltimore Sun. A Maryland Department of Health spokesman said the agency planned to notify vaccine recipients by this week of their need for another shot.
The whistleblower filed her complaint this month with the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the state health department’s inspector general declined to investigate and referred her to the federal agency.
TrueCare didn’t provide the state with complete records, so health officials can’t say for certain how many doses were compromised, emails between health department personnel show. The department estimates there are at least 876 people affected, according to an email from a health department official to colleagues. In her complaint, Ray estimates more than 1,000 doses are in question.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-truecare-whistleblower-20211229-5sof2rxtnvfpji4lks3pumiqd4-story.html
The whole thing is unconscionable: the vaccines were kept overnight in hotel rooms and cars; many of the dodgy vaccines were given in Baltimore Circuit Court and prisons in Baltimore City and in Anne Arundel and Howard counties--so good job with the minority outreach, I guess. Larry Hogan has some questions he needs to answer.