Vaccination cards, N95 masks stolen from Philadelphia vaccine clinic, police say

Philadelphia police say they are investigating the theft of vaccination cards and N95 masks from a local vaccine clinic.

The theft occurred back on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the Pennsylvania Hospital clinic on the 200 block of South 8th Street. 

Police say they received a call from the clinic officials reporting that the cards and masks had been taken from a storage room at the clinic. 

There was no sign of forced entry into the storage room, authorities say. 

"Safety and security are top priorities in all of our facilities. When this issue was discovered, we promptly reported it to the Philadelphia police and are cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation," a Penn Medicine statement read.

The amount of COVID-19 vaccination cards and N95 masks take is not known at this time. 

The investigation is ongoing.

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