Teachers Under Investigation for Allegedly Using Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards

A health care worker displays a COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card during a vaccine and health clinic at QueensCare Health Center in a predominantly Latino neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

New York City teachers and other education staff have been placed on unpaid leave for allegedly using fake COVID-19 vaccine cards, according to a teacher’s union.

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) union told local media on Friday that about 70 of its members are being accused of using falsified vaccine cards and were told they would be placed on unpaid leave.