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State health officials are investigating whether an Orange County-based health care facility violated guidelines for the distribution of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine, by sending it to its NYC-based network facilities that then allegedly administered it to members of the general public.
In a brief statement Saturday from state Health Department commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, investigators are looking into reports that Parcare Community Health Network, with locations in Brooklyn, Orange County and Manhattan, “may have fraudulently obtained [the] COVID-19 vaccine [and] transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state.” The alleged diversion by Parcare Community Health Network violates the state s plan to administer [the vaccine] first to frontline healthcare workers, as well as nursing home residents and staffers, Zucker said.
Probe underway into claims that health network fraudulently obtained vaccine, diverted it to public
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Probe underway into reports that health network distributed COVID-19 vaccine in violation of NY guidelines
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Dec 27, 2020, 8:13am EST
An investigation is underway into reports that an Orange County-based health care provider may have fraudulently obtained the COVID-19 vaccine and given it to members of the public without following New York s vaccine prioritization guidelines.
A statement released Saturday by state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says ParCare Community Health Network may have fraudulently obtained [the] COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines and diverted it to members of the public.