Post by M. Hawbaker on Jul 17, 2021 21:52:20 GMT
Federal prosecutors announced charges this week against a California woman who they said sold fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards and “immunization pellets” to patients.
Juli A. Mazi, a licensed homeopathic doctor in Napa Valley, was charged Wednesday with one count of wire fraud and one count of false statements related to health care matters. Hers represents the first federal case of fraud relating to fake COVID-19 inoculations and vaccination cards.
The 41-year-old is accused of telling people that the pellets contained COVID-19 virus and would trigger an immune response. Actual COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA work in a similar manner by teaching the body how to make antibodies to fight COVID-19, but they do not contain the full virus.
“This doctor violated the all-important trust the public extends to healthcare professionals ― at a time when integrity is needed the most,” Special Agent in Charge Steven Ryan of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a statement.
www.yahoo.com/huffpost/california-woman-first-face-federal-153707012.html
Juli A. Mazi, a licensed homeopathic doctor in Napa Valley, was charged Wednesday with one count of wire fraud and one count of false statements related to health care matters. Hers represents the first federal case of fraud relating to fake COVID-19 inoculations and vaccination cards.
The 41-year-old is accused of telling people that the pellets contained COVID-19 virus and would trigger an immune response. Actual COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA work in a similar manner by teaching the body how to make antibodies to fight COVID-19, but they do not contain the full virus.
“This doctor violated the all-important trust the public extends to healthcare professionals ― at a time when integrity is needed the most,” Special Agent in Charge Steven Ryan of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a statement.
www.yahoo.com/huffpost/california-woman-first-face-federal-153707012.html
