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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Olivia Empson

DoJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

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Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, announced the news and said: ‘Dr Moore gave his patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so.’ Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

The US Department of Justice dropped charges on Saturday against Michael Kirk Moore, the Utah doctor accused of destroying more than $28,000 worth of government-provided Covid-19 vaccines and administering saline to children instead of the shot.

Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, announced the news in a statement on the social media platform X, saying the charges had been dismissed under her direction.

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