A New York City midwife has been fined after falsifying the vaccination records of more than 1,000 school children after giving them and others oral pills she falsely claimed were a viable alternative to vaccines.
Jeanette Breen, a licensed midwife who ran a clinic in Nassau County, administered thousands of pills to children since 2019, the New York Department of Health’s Office of Investigations found, according to a news release.
Breena’s “program” began in the 2019-2020 school year, when she began giving “a series of oral pills” as an alternative to vaccines. The “homeopathic pellets” she administered were not “approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Department as an immunizing agent against any disease,” according to the Department of Health.
Among the vaccines she counterfeited were tetanus, hepatitis B, measles and polio.
Breen was found to have violated the state’s Immunization Registry Act and was fined $300,000 by the Department of Health.
In a statement, state Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa said they are “committed to maintaining the highest standards of health and wellness within our educational institutions.”
“By intentionally falsifying student immunization records, this licensed health care professional not only jeopardized the health and safety of our school communities, but also undermined public trust,” Rosa’s statement continued. “We are pleased to have worked with our partners in government to bring this perpetrator to justice.”
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The fraudulent records filed by Breen have been “expunged” by the state health department, and the New York State Information System (NYSIIS) is contacting parents and guardians of children affected by the scheme, according to the release.
Children will need to receive any “age appropriate vaccines” they are missing in order to attend school in person.
Breen paid $150,000 of the $300,000 fine. She will not be responsible for the rest as long as she complies with the requirements set forth by the investigation, including refraining from giving vaccinations that must be reported to NYSIIS and accessing the system itself.
Several large studies have shown that vaccines are safe. There is no scientific link between vaccines and autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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Source: HIS Education