New Zealand Health Worker Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Vaccine Data
Published on December 4, 2023
A 56-year-old health worker in New Zealand has been arrested for allegedly misusing and disclosing COVID-19 vaccination data. Barry Young, who worked for public health agency Te Whatu Ora, which runs the country’s hospitals, received plenty of support during his court appearance on Dec. 4—Mr. Young was met with a standing ovation from the public gallery. He faces a charge of accessing government databases for dishonest purposes, with a maximum penalty of seven years of imprisonment. He has been granted bail until Dec. 6. The arrest follows revelations by the health agency’s chief executive Margie Apa, that Mr. Young leaked COVID-19 vaccine mortality data on an overseas website....