State health officials in New York are investigating a health care provider in New York City over an alleged violation of the protocol as part of the coronavirus vaccine launch in the state.
ParCare Community Health Network in Brooklyn 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 health care professionals. frontline health, as well as residents and nursing home staff, ”according to New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker.
The company told Reuters it was cooperating with the criminal investigation and said it aims to “provide essential health services and administer COVID-19 vaccines to those qualified to receive them under New York State Department of Health guidelines. York, which includes first respondent health professionals. “
A report appeared in The New York Times last week detailing how Morgan Stanley Children’s Presbyterian Hospital in New York gave access to the vaccine to some hospital staff who were not at high risk of contracting the virus.
Officials at other hospitals told the Times that they expressed concern internally, but did not speak out for fear of professional retaliation.
The New York state vaccine implantation program determines that high-risk individuals, such as doctors, nurses and first responders, have priority when it comes to receiving the vaccine.
“We take this very seriously and [the New York Department of Health] will be assisting the State Police in the criminal investigation of this matter, ”said Zucker of ParCare’s allegations.