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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Fentanyl With Saline

MIAMI—A nurse who previously worked at a Florida outpatient surgical center has been convicted of stealing fentanyl and replacing the powerful pain medication with saline. Catherine Shannon Dunton, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with a consumer product in Fort Pierce federal court, according to court records. She faces up to 10 years in prison…


Nurse Gave 8,600 People COVID-19 Vaccines Filled With Saline: German Officials

A nurse in Germany was arrested this week for allegedly giving thousands of people saline shots instead of COVID-19 vaccines. “Today I have the sad duty to inform around 8,600 people … that it cannot be ruled out they may have received a saline solution instead of their vaccination at their vaccination appointment. For peace…