ALBANY — Kelly McDermott, an Albany midwife who was prosecuted for falsifying thousands of COVID-19 vaccination cards and destroying vaccine doses, died Monday after spending 30 days in home confinement.
McDermott, who was also a well-known Capital Region advocate for informed choice in maternity care, died “after a brief illness,” according to a social media post from Sage-Femme Midwifery, a midwifery clinic that McDermott owned. Her cause of death was not disclosed.
Earlier this year, McDermott was sentenced to four years of probation for enrolling the clinic’s office as an authorized COVID-19 vaccine provider, giving out fake records to unvaccinated individuals and destroying more than 2,600 vaccine doses. On top of probation, she was expected to pay more than $39,000 in fines and restitution, and spend 30 days in home confinement…