The Department of Public Health has
suspended the license of a doctor it says gave
out phony letters of exemption from COVID-19 tests and vaccinations.
Officials say they
got an anonymous tip that Susan McIntosh, of Durham, would provide signed,
blank exemption letters without examining or even meeting the patient.
They say a health
department investigator contacted the doctor by mail and received several
signed exemption letters. It's not known how many other letters the doctor
signed.
It does not appear
the doctor charged any money for the bogus letters.