A New York-based health care provider may have falsely obtained COVID-19 vaccines and shifted the vaccine and given it to members of the public against state guidelines, according to a statement released by the New State Health Commissioner York, Dr. Howard Zucker.
According to the report, the ParCare Community Health Network – identified by Zucker as the Orange County provider – may have moved the COVID-19 vaccine to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of the country’s guidelines. state and give members of the public “against the state plan to first administer it to frontline health care workers, as well as nursing home residents and employees.”
Zucker says the New York Department of Health will assist state police in launching a criminal investigation into the case.
A statement from ParCare states that it follows instructions issued by the New York State Department of Health and states that, in part, it administers “COVID-19 vaccines for those eligible for them. , “and that it will” actively cooperate “with the health department on the issue.
The state of New York has reported more than 914,000 cases of COVID-19 infection and more than 37,000 virus-related deaths.