“Our internal review determined that as a result of unintended human error, the vials were not replaced in the refrigerator after being temporarily removed to access other items,” Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health said in a statement sent to local news outlets.
Some of the vaccine was administered to team members “within the approved 12-hour post-refrigeration window,” though most had to be discarded, officials said. So far, 17,000 team members across the health system have been vaccinated.
A spokesperson from the state’s health department said they’re unaware of this happening anywhere else in Wisconsin, according to local ABC affiliate WISN.
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