<p>Despite admitting to&nbsp;filling out thousands of fake&nbsp;COVID-19 vaccination forms,&nbsp;former Amityville nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono did not report administering a childhood vaccine in New York for 17 years, records show.</p>


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Despite admitting to filling out thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination forms, former Amityville nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono did not report administering a childhood vaccine in New York for 17 years, records show.

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The state has no record of vaccinations by Julie DeVuono until 2019, when nonmedical exemptions ended.

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A Taiwanese study found people who mostly sat during their workday had a 16% higher risk of dying than those who didn't. They were also 34% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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