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Amherst doctor charged with taking COVID-19 vaccine dose for his wife
The Erie County District Attorney s office says Dr. Roy DeFrancis took the dose without authorization while volunteering at a COVID-19 vaccine site at ECC South. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 12:39 PM EDT May 21, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. An Amherst doctor is charged with petit larceny after the Erie County Distirct Attorney s office says he took a dose of COVID-19 vaccine for his wife without authorization.
Dr. Roy R. DeFrancis, 74, was arraigned on the charge Friday morning in Hamburg Town Court.
The DA s office said the doctor took the single dose in February while volunteering at a COVID-19 distribution site at the ECC South campus. Dr. DeFrancis allegedly provided the vaccine to his wife, who qualified under NYS guidelines to receive it due to her age.