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Sarah Jones of Castlegar used her position and experience to create four fraudulent vaccine cards, the BC College of Nurses and Midwives notice said.
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July 16, 2022 • 11 hours ago • 1 minute reading • 5 comments The BC vaccine passport was required to enter some facilities from September 2021 to April 2022. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO / PNG
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A BC nurse has been suspended for six months for creating fake vaccine cards against COVID-19.
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Sarah Jones, of Castlegar, used “her position, experience, credibility in public health and her knowledge of the vaccination system to carry out the fraudulent creation of four vaccine cards,” said a notice released Friday by BC College of Nurses and Midwives.
Jones explained different versions of the events to his employer, witnesses and the regulatory body, he said. “Her behavior was considered a marked ethical deviation from a nurse’s expected behavior.”
Jones signed a consent agreement with the university to address the misconduct that occurred in 2021.
As part of the terms, Jones also agreed to undergo a corrective education in professional ethics.
British Colombians had to show a vaccination test against COVID-19 from September 13, 2021 to enter restaurants, clubs, casinos, events, theaters, gyms and other facilities. The vaccine requirement was lifted in April.
The BC government had said the records entered in the provincial vaccine register are being reviewed to prevent fraud. Records filed suspected of being fraudulent were reported to police.
In January, Vancouver Coastal Health said some Downtown Eastside residents were offered money to get vaccinated with someone else’s name and information in an attempt to fraudulently obtain a vaccine passport.
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