New York police and the state Department of Health are investigating the Parcare Community Health Network, saying they may have used Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in a “fraudulent” manner.
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Parcare “may have fraudulently obtained the COVID-19 vaccine, transferred to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines, and diverted to members of the public – contrary to the state’s plan to administer it first to line health professionals from the front, as well as residents and nursing home staff, “New York health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said on Saturday.
On Monday, Gary Schlesinger, CEO and President of ParCare, told BoroPark24 that his clinics are examining people who have signed up for the vaccine to make sure they are “health professionals, over 60 or have underlying diseases. “.
There is a criminal investigation into the matter.
At least 89,000 New Yorkers received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week.
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