Paediatrician reveals he faked vaccination records for anti-vaxxer parents in suicide note

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Danielle Zoellner
,The Independent•February 13, 2020

An Illinois paediatrician who committed suicide left behind a note saying he faked records and lied about vaccinating children, according to reports.

The note was written by Dr Van Koinis, 58, and detailed his regret for falsifying vaccination reports for his young patients, the Chicago Tribune reports. He led a practice in Evergreen Park near Chicago.

Investigators believe Dr Koinis was known in the community for helping parents forge their children's vaccination documents for school. Illinois statute requires all students to provide proof of vaccinations for preventable communicable disease.

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His suicide note reportedly expressed regret from the doctor about his decision to forge vaccination documents, and revealed he committed the forgery over the last 10 years. The doctor was a licensed practitioner in Illinois starting in 1991, state records reveal.

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Dr Koinis' regret is also indicated by the note only mentioning the forged documents and nothing else.

"He was incredibly regretful for what he did and it was the only thing he mentioned in the suicide note. It was this and only this," Mr Dart told WBBM.

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