Tujunga doctor charged for issuing fake COVID vaccine cards, injecting patients with plasma

A Tujunga physician was charged Tuesday for issuing faux COVID-19 vaccination playing cards and injecting sufferers with blood plasma from donors.

Donald Plance, 68, was charged with 10 felony counts of constructing a solid authorities seal, together with 10 misdemeanor counts of constructing a false medical file and one misdemeanor depend every of constructing a drug with out a license and possession of a contaminated medical gadget, the Los Angeles County District Lawyer’s workplace mentioned.

Between August and November 2021, Plance is accused of constructing his personal vaccination playing cards and giving them to his sufferers. The playing cards seemed to be real, bearing the Middle for Illness Management and Well being and Human Providers seals, in keeping with the DA’s workplace.

Plance additionally allegedly injected his sufferers with blood plasma from donors, who purportedly beforehand had COVID-19. The physician allegedly claimed that the process would shield his sufferers from contracting the virus, the DA’s workplace mentioned.

Blood plasma injections usually are not a federally accepted vaccination and it’s endorsed that sufferers search steerage from a licensed medical supplier.

Arraignment can be scheduled for a later date.

“It’s disturbing that individuals, particularly medical professionals, proceed to make use of the pandemic as a possibility to deceive the general public,” D.A. George Gascón mentioned in a written assertion. “Pretend COVID vaccination playing cards are unlawful and endanger our collective well being and well-being. We’ll proceed to work with our native, state and federal regulation enforcement companions to guard shoppers and cease medical fraud.”

The case stays beneath investigation by the California Division of Client Affairs Division of Investigation, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration and the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers-Workplace of Inspector Normal.