(CNN) Police arrested a man recently honored as a local 2020 Paramedic of the Year after Polk County, Florida, law enforcement officials alleged he "set up the circumstance" that led to the theft of three Covid-19 vaccine doses meant for firefighters. Paramedic Joshua Colon, 31, is accused of forging vaccine screening and consent forms for three missing doses, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference Tuesday. Colon told detectives he was covering up for a supervisor, Judd said. According to an affidavit excerpt posted by the sheriff's office, Colon received three vials containing 10 vaccine doses each on January 6 and was directed to administer them to firefighters. First responders who receive the vaccine need to complete and sign screening and consent forms, which are collected by the people administering the vaccine, the excerpt says.

Source: CNN January 27, 2021 08:26 UTC