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Two pharmacists in Decatur fired after one took COVID-19 vaccines home to family, inappropriately mixed doses, emails show

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A pharmacist “took doses home at the end of the day and administered to her family,” according to an email sent to federal officials Jan. 20 from Heidi Clark, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the state health department. The pharmacist also “pooled doses in the Pfizer vials to draw more vaccine beyond six doses,” at Decatur Memorial Hospital, according to the email.

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