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Sarah Jones of Castlegar used her position and experience to create four fraudulent vaccine cards, the College of Nurses and Midwives of British Columbia said in a statement.
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July 16, 2022 • 10 hours ago • 1 minute read • 5 comments BC Vaccine Passport required to enter some facilities from September 2021 to April 2022 Photo by NICK PROCAILLO /PNG
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A British Columbia nurse has been suspended for six months for creating fake COVID-19 vaccine cards.
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Sarah Jones, of Castlegar, used “her position, experience, trust in public health and her knowledge of the vaccination system to carry out the fraudulent creation of four vaccine cards”, the College of Nursing and Midwives said in a statement on Friday in British Columbia.
Jones told different versions of events to his employer, witnesses and the regulator, the release said. “Her behavior was considered a marked ethical departure from the behavior expected of a nurse.”
Jones entered into a consent agreement with the college to address the professional misconduct that occurred in 2021.
As part of the terms, Jones also agreed to undergo remedial professional ethics training.
British Columbians were required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as of September 13, 2021, to enter restaurants, clubs, casinos, events, theaters, gyms and other facilities. The vaccine requirement was lifted in April.
The British Columbia government said records entered into the provincial vaccine registry are being reviewed to prevent fraud. Submitted entries suspected of being fraudulent have been reported to the police.
In January, Vancouver Coastal Health said some Downtown Eastside residents were offered money to get vaccinated under someone else’s name and information in an attempt to fraudulently obtain a vaccine passport.
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