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Amelia Palmer

Fake Vaccine Records for 162 Children? Historic Penalty Highlights Hidden Public Health Risks Beyond COVID-19

New York health officials have imposed a record $544,000 civil penalty on a former Suffolk County nurse practitioner accused of falsifying childhood vaccination records for 162 children.

Julie DeVuono entered false vaccination information into the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS), making it appear that children had received required immunizations against diseases including measles, polio, hepatitis B, and whooping cough when they had not.

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