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“#NYC clinic in probe claims to not be offering unauthorized vaccines<\/strong>”
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A Brooklyn clinic that\u2019s under investigation for allegedly fraudulently obtaining and diverting highly coveted COVID-19 vaccines claimed Sunday that it\u2019s no longer giving out shots.<\/p>\n

A hand-lettered sign saying \u201cNO Vaccines!!\u201d was taped to the front door of the ParCare Community Health Network storefront in Williamsburg after The Post inquired if injections were available.<\/p>\n

Five people were seen going into the clinic at 445 Park Ave. but a reporter was denied entry, with a nurse saying, \u201cWe are only allowing people with app<\/a>ointments in.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if patients were getting inoculated against the coronavirus, the nurse said, \u201cWe do not have any vaccines.\u201d<\/p>\n

A man who showed up afterward was also barred from entering, later saying that he was \u201cof course\u201d there to get a shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t right,\u201d he groused.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know people.\u201d<\/p>\n

A middle-aged man who walked by said that vaccinations had taken place there earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father got the vaccine shot here,\u201d the man said. \u201cWhat, he should die for some political decision?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Meyer Appel, who runs The Bridge Multicultural Advocacy Project in Brooklyn, told The Post that he got a shot at the clinic on Wednesday after learning the vaccine was available.<\/p>\n

Appel, 68, said he needed to be inoculated against COVID-19 because he has diabetes and operates a food pantry that puts him in contact with a lot of people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been out on the forefront more than the average person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Appel also said he\u2019s \u201cnot embarrassed I got the shot\u201d but admitted that he took down a Facebook<\/a> post about it in response to online criticism.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the state Department of Health announced it was assisting the state police<\/a> in a criminal probe of ParCare, a not-for-profits organization that runs six clinics in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Orange County.<\/p>\n

The investigation involves allegations that ParCare\u2019s Orange County operation, in Kiryas Joel, \u201cmay have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines and diverted it to members of the public,\u201d Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said.<\/p>\n

Zucker called the scam \u201ccontrary to the state\u2019s plan to administer [vaccines] first to frontline healthcare workers, as well as nursing home residents and staffers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone found to have knowingly participated in this scheme will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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On Dec. 21, ParCare claimed to have received 3,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine, with CEO Gary Schlesinger telling the BoroPark24 website<\/a>, \u201cHundreds of patients were already vaccinated today, and people are still coming in.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets<\/a> early Sunday, ParCare said it\u2019s \u201cstriven to provide critical healthcare services and administer COVID-19 vaccinations to those qualified to receive them under the New York State Department of Health\u2019s guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we actively cooperate with the New York State Department of Health on this matter, we will continue to perform top-quality healthcare services to help New York come out of this pandemic,\u201d it added.\n <\/p><\/div>\n