Wisconsin hospital pharmacist arrested for intentionally spoiling hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine doses: police

These don’t appear to have been difficult arrests for police to make.  Two New York men were taken into custody after they allegedly left drugs in a rental car and returned to pick up their forgotten stash, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office says.  Deputies were first contacted by a rental car company at Albany International Airport on Wednesday.

direct to your inboxStepping Hill Hospital continued to discharge patients to care homes without testing them for Covid-19 even after it became compulsory in mid-April.The government has been strongly criticised for ‘recklessly’ allowing patients to be sent to care environments in the early weeks of the pandemic.But on April 15 last year it announced a policy of ‘testing all residents prior to admission to care homes’.A new adult social care plan said: "We can now confirm we will move to

Wisconsin health officials said they identified a case of the U.K. coronavirus variant through ongoing surveillance and whole-genome sequencing, but did not release information pertaining to the patient who tested positive.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereMore than 7,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered so far across Wigan with thousands more expected to be vaccinated this week.Approximately 4,000 vaccines had been administered by GPs and their staff at centres in Wigan and Leigh by Friday, including 400 care home workers.Most of those vaccinated at these two vaccination centres – Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan and Leigh Leisure Centre –

direct to your inboxA new Covid-19 community vaccination hub has opened in Middleton. The clinic, based at Middleton Health Centre, opened its doors today (Friday) meaning there are now three such hubs operating in Rochdale borough.

direct to your inboxNHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has defended the 12 week gap between vaccines.Both the Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines require two doses. However, a decision has been made to delay the second dose to within 12 weeks of the first as coronavirus cases continue to rapidly rise across the UK.

Protesters took to the streets of Portland on Tuesday following news of a Wisconsin prosecutor's decision not to press charges against a White police officer accused of shooting Jacob Blake over the summer.

Glasgow's Royal Infirmary after a coronavirus vaccine blunder. Hospital workers stood outside in freezing weather conditions after an administration error meant vaccination staff failed to show up.NHS bosses issued an apology and promised to reschedule missed appointments this week.

A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city.

“We’re going to start seeing more rapid distribution of vaccines, I can assure you of that,” promised California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday. “That said, it’s gone too slowly, I know, for many of us. All of us, I think, we want to see 100% of what’s received immediately administered in people’s arms.”

“We’re going to start seeing more rapid distribution of vaccines, I can assure you of that,” promised California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday. “That said, it’s gone too slowly, I know, for many of us. All of us, I think, we want to see 100% of what’s received immediately administered in people’s arms.”

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityTwo staff are seriously ill in hospital and several others are ‘very unwell’ after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Salford primary school.The acting headteacher at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, in Seedley, Salford, and another staff member are both said to be “seriously unwell in hospital”.The school has reported that a number of other staff have also tested positive for the virus, and became “very

direct to your inboxPolice have hit out at hundreds of people who visited the Snake Pass summit despite snowy conditions this weekend.Most of the country is under Tier 4 restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus and people are being advised to 'stay at home' as much as possible.With all but essential retail closed, there has been little activity to keep people occupied other than going for a walk over the holiday period.But with wintry conditions sweeping in over recent days, officers in