The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.

U .S. Attorney General Pam Bondi dismissed charges against Utah plastic surgeon Michael Kirk Moore, MD, who was accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, giving children saline shots instead, and selling fake vaccination cards. ( AP)

Utah doctor Michael Kirk Moore was charged in 2023 with destroying COVID vaccines and selling vaccination cards.