Hospital changed procedures after CBS 2 bought empty COVID vaccine vials
At 9:10 a.m., investigators found the pharmacy entrance is"kept locked, and a key card is required to enter…"
According to the narrative, E#4 and three others in the pharmacy on April 26, 2021, described the disposal procedure as dropping empty vials into a special yellow sharps bin that would be later picked up by a medical waste disposal company. E#1 told investigators that the hospital's leadership team immediately met following that call to discuss next steps. When the pharmacy was called to find out the disposal practice, the Pharmacy Director, John Li, self-reported he sold the vials on Craigslist. When Li came into work the next day on Friday, April 23, 2021 he was"suspended and sent home."Mike Klingele/CBS News Chicago
The state investigation turned up no health risk to patients as a result of Li selling the vials on Craigslist. But it did substantiate that he did sell them on Craigslist and as a result, the hospital changed policies immediately to prevent a reoccurrence.Al Carter, Executive Director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy "I feel this is kind of like overkill, but you kind of need it with the situation that occurred at their pharmacy," he said.
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