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NY Healthcare Provider May Have Fraudulently Obtained Vaccine Doses:

Provided by CNBC, Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at Rady Children's Hospital before it's placed back within the refrigerator in, California on December 15, 2020. Doses of the coronavirus vaccine may wrongfully have obtained and distributed throughout parts York, the state's top doctor said Saturday.

Dr. Howard Zucker, commissioner for the state's department of health, says his office received reports of ParCare Community Health Network "fraudulently" obtaining the vaccine and transferring it to "facilities in other parts of the state." The vaccine doses allegedly diverted for "members of the public" circumvent the state's attempt to prioritize the inoculation of frontline healthcare professionals and residents of long-term care facilities, Zucker said. New York's initial rollout of the vaccine it still limited to hospitals and nursing homes. More from NBC New York: Widespread Vaccination 'Still Months Away' as Pandemic Reaches 300th Day 'No Other Case Like This': 3-Year-Old in Missouri Had Stroke After COVID Diagnosis, Doctors Say what number in Tri-State Tested Positive for Coronavirus?  How the coronavirus vaccine works and why Americans should trust it (CNBC) How the coronavirus vaccine works and why Americans should trust it.

 ParCare Community Health Network - identified by the state as a provider in Orange County - services branches throughout variety of Brooklyn neighborhoods and also the Upper side. On Dec. 16, the corporate offered doses of the vaccine on a "first come first serve basis" through a social media post on Facebook. The post included a sign-up form for the elderly, people at high-risk, and people with underlying conditions. One week later, ParCare shared photos of the Moderna vaccine on Twitter, saying the corporate had received thousands of doses. The DOH said it wouldn't comment beyond Zucker's Saturday statement. "We take this very seriously and DOH are assisting State Police in a very criminal investigation into this matter. Anyone found to own knowingly participated during this scheme are going to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," Zucker said within the Saturday promulgation. an announcement from ParCare acknowledged the department of health's inquiry and guaranteed cooperation while the state investigates. "During these unprecedented times, we've got striven to produce critical healthcare services and administer COVID-19 vaccinations to those qualified to receive them under the big apple State Department of Health's guidelines, which incorporates frontline healthcare workers and first responders," the statement read, in part. At the tip of October, big apple City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a partnership with ParCare  the provision of rapid testing in several locations throughout Borough Park and Williamsburg.