By Susan Edelman

Accused NYC teachers deny buying fake COVID vaccine cards

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office claims that 82 teachers obtained expensive fake vaccine cards at Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville.Suffolk County DAMORE ON:COVID VACCINE

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• Scores of NYC teachers accused of submitting fake vaccine cards are caught up in a $1.5 million scheme allegedly run by a Long Island pediatric center, The Post has learned.

  The 82 teachers claimed they obtained COVID-19 vaccines at Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville,  which is known for offering holistic and natural remedies.

  In a scandal stemming from the vaccine mandates imposed by governments and businesses, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office alleges that two nurses doled out fake vax cards to hundreds of customers, charging adults $220 for each dose marked on the card ($440 for both) and $85 for kids.

  Nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono, who owns and operates the center, is also accused of falsely listing clients as vaccinated in the New York State Immunization Information System, a felony.

  Three Queens teachers whose names came up as Wild Child customers spoke to The Post on condition of anonymity. They all denied paying for fraudulent vaccine cards, insisting they got the shots and that their vaccination cards are valid.

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• The cards list Pfizer lot numbers for each shot purportedly injected.

   The educators admit to paying the steep fees, but claim it was for a “detox” treatment to offset any adverse reaction to the vaccine.

  “We paid for the detox protocol. We did not pay for the vaccination itself or the card,” said an elementary teacher who works with students with severe disabilities.

  “It helped detox my body from all the unnecessary stuff in that shot.”  

  The teacher said she feared the vaccine’s effect on her health because of an underlying autoimmune disorder.

  The teachers admit to paying the high prices, but claim it was for a post-vaccine detox.Suffolk County DA

  It’s unclear what the detox consisted of, but teachers said it involved pills.

  “She just told me that it would help detox my body and I trusted her,” one said, referring to DeVuono, who has also treated her six-year-old son for years.

  Another teacher said of DeVuono, “She tries holistic approaches before giving medications so when my son had an ear infection, she’s like, ‘Okay, it’s not that bad. Let’s try garlic oil first.’”

  A third teacher said if other people paid for bogus vaccine cards, that doesn’t mean she did