NEW YORK – A healthcare network with centers in the city is being investigated for possible fraudulent obtaining of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The New York State Police and Health Department is in the early stages of an investigation into the Parcare community’s health network. The network is based in Orange County. Its mission, according to its website, is to make health care both accessible and available to undeserved communities.
The Department of Health said it had received reports that Parking had received the vaccine fraudulently and offered it to members of the general public, despite the federal and state government’s plan to give the vaccine first to frontline health workers and vulnerable nursing homes. residents.
In a statement, the state commissioner for health says the state takes the allegations very seriously, adding in part: “Anyone who has knowingly participated in this system will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Parking says they have a long history of partnership with the city.
“As we actively cooperate with the New York State Department of Health in this regard, we will continue to provide high-quality health care services to help New York emerge from this pandemic,” the network said in a statement.