Pharmacist Suspended For Selling Fake COVID Vax Cards In Hudson County, State Says

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A pharmacist in Bayonne, who apparently sold a fake COVID vaccination card to an undercover officer, has been temporarily suspended and her pharmacy must be shut or sold, the state Attorney General's Office said Tuesday.

Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs said Christina

Bekhit, who owns AllCare Pharmacy at 537 Broadway in Bayonne, "agreed to the temporary suspension of her pharmacy license pending the outcome of the charges and pending further action by the board. The consent order also directs Bekhit to discontinue her pharmacy business or sell AllCare Pharmacy by Aug. 29."

The state began investigating Bekhit after she sold a fake COVID-19 record card to an undercover Bayonne police officer in January 2022, the state said.

The state alleges that she asked if the officer “really wanted to take the vaccine.”

When the undercover officer said he did not, Bekhit allegedly offered to sell him a vaccine card that would include two vaccination dates and would be entered into the NJIIS database, the state says.

The state also said that Bekhit allegedly told the undercover officer, "If anyone you know wants a vaccine card, bring them to me.”

She was arrested on June 22 and charged with second-degree Computer Criminal Activity, third-degree Tampering with Public Information, and fourth-degree Falsification of Records Relating to Medical Care. ­­

“It’s hard to believe that a health care provider would use her professional license to ­circumvent vaccination requirements in place to stop the spread of a deadly virus,” said Cari Fais, acting director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. “These allegations, if proven, raise
serious questions about her professional judgment."

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