A New York midwife, Jeanette Breen, has been fined $300,000 for providing homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations to 1,500 children. She also entered around 12,500 false vaccine records into New York's Immunization Information System since 2019.
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N.Y. midwife falsified thousands of vaccine records
New York midwife Jeanette Breen has been fined $300,000 for giving homeopathic pellets to 1,500 children instead of required vaccinations. She also entered nearly 12,500 false vaccine records into New Yorkβs Immunization Information System since 2019. WNBCβs Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Baldwin midwifery practitioner, Jeanette Breen, was found to have falsified vaccine records for around 1,500 children, substituting required vaccinations with homeopathic pellets. The majority of false vaccinations occurred on Long Island, with 488 in Nassau and 345 in Suffolk. Concerned parents who vaccinate their children worry about the risk these unvaccinated children pose to others in school. Breen has agreed to pay a $300,000 fine, and her attorney has declined to comment further.
Speaker 0: Baldwin midwifery is Jeanette Breen's practice where she helps women birth babies at home. But a state investigation found Breen falsified vaccine records for nearly 1500 children, giving students homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations.
Speaker 1: I honestly didn't even think that it was open. Yeah. And to hear about it is crazy.
Speaker 0: According to state officials, Breen had patients all over New York state as far as Erie County, but the majority of false vaccinations are on Long Island, 488 in Nassau, and 345 in Suffolk.
Speaker 1: I'm a teacher, so, it's even even worse because, it's so important to have your kids vaccinated and to lie about it and put other kids in danger is is Obviously, I'm not happy about it because we all vaccinate our kids for a reason. And if they're falsifying
Speaker 0: measles, and the chicken pox, which are required to attend school. And the state says they've contacted 300 school districts in New York state, letting them know that there are children in their schools that may have false vaccination records. Nassau's health department sent this notice to school districts directing them to exclude students who are out of compliance, immediately report to the county, and tell parents to vaccinate their kids.
Speaker 2: It's not fair, I guess, to lie about certain things. I mean, it's good to have your kids up to date and stuff and do the required stuff, But everybody's different.
Speaker 0: Parents who do vaccinate their children are concerned about these parents putting others at risk.
Speaker 2: They're in class with others who are thinking they're in a setting with equally vaccinated children and and and teachers. So, yeah, you potentially are being selfish and harming other people.
Speaker 0: Breen agreed to pay a $300,000 fine. Her attorney said she has no comment beyond what is in the settlement. In Baldwin, Pazzy Chang, news 4, New York.
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