"Midwife fined $300K for falsifying vaccine records of 1,500 children, NY health department reports"

A Long Island midwife, Jeannette Breen, has been accused of falsifying vaccination records for over 1,500 New York state schoolchildren, leading to a $300,000 penalty and a permanent ban from administering reportable vaccines. The fabrications included records for polio, chickenpox, measles, mumps, and rubella, but not COVID-19 vaccinations. Breen allegedly provided oral "pellets" as vaccination alternatives and lacked necessary approvals. The affected students must prove vaccination or begin the process before returning to school. The state health department is investigating, and Breen has paid half of the penalty.