An anti-vaxxer nurse who jabbed nearly 9,000 people with saline solution instead of a COVID-19 vaccine has been spared jail in Germany.
Red Cross nurse Antje T., 39, was given six months of probation after being found guilty of six counts of intentional assault by Oldenburg District Court, Lower Saxony state, on 30th November.
She jabbed up to 8,600 elderly patients with what she told them was the life-saving BioNTech Pfizer vaccine at the Schortens jab centre in Friesland.
But it was, in fact, just a salt and water solution that would have given them no protection against the deadly virus.
Antje T. issued the jabs on mainly hospital employees, educators, and doctors above the age of 70 between 5th March and 20th April 2021.
Police told the court that she was able to introduce the saline solution undetected, because she was in charge of vaccine and syringe preparation during her shift at the vaccination centre.
But after more than a month she was reported by another employee who saw her use the saline solution instead of the vaccine on six patients on 21st April 2021.
The 39-year-old had additionally posted several social media posts where she openly emphasized her skeptical views regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
When questioned by police, she admitted to using saline solution but had said she only did it because she had accidentally broken a vial containing six shots and was ashamed to tell her colleagues.