In Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on Monday, a man walked into a Brunet Pharmacy and allegedly beat up a nurse who he blamed for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to his wife without his permission.
"Right at the beginning, the suspect was very angry, very aggressive, he asked the nurse why she vaccinated his wife without approval, without his consent," Sherbrooke Police spokesperson Martin Carrier told CNN. "And he punched her right in the face multiple times so the nurse didn't have the time to defend or explain herself … and she fell to the ground and the suspect left running out of the drugstore."
The nurse was treated at a hospital for "multiple injuries to the face."
Unfortunately, the asshole's identity is unknown and there's no surveillance video. The police have released a description and hope to charge him with assault.
From CNN:
As a result of the incident, the pharmacy told CNN partner, CBC, that they suspended vaccinations. CNN reached out to the pharmacy but they refused to comment on whether or not vaccinations were being administered Thursday.
Brunet Pharmacy's parent company, The Jean Coutu Group Inc., also declined to comment but told CNN they "fully condemn this act which is unacceptable towards the pharmacy teams who have been providing essential services since the beginning of the pandemic."
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