Charges against Utah surgeon Dr. Michael Kirk Moore for issuing fake COVID-19 vaccines were dismissed by the federal government.

Charges against Utah plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, accused of administering saline shots instead of COVID-19 vaccines and issuing fake vaccination cards, have been dismissed by the federal government at the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Moore and others faced up to 35 years in prison, but Bondi stated that they did not deserve such a sentence. The status of charges against the other defendants remains unclear.