An instructor from SoulCycle apologized for “a terrible misjudgment” because she called herself an educator to get a Covid-19 vaccine.
In a post that has since been removed on social media, Stacey Griffith, a fitness instructor in New York, said she filled out paperwork and drove an hour to Staten Island to receive her first dose of Modner vaccine, according to The Daily Beast.
“Now I can learn @soulcycle with a little more confidence that we will all be fine if we [vaccine]”Read Griffith’s report. She told The Daily Beast that her role as ‘educator’ was eligible for a vaccination.
Her post raised questions and unleashed dismay. Mayor Bill de Blasio also mentioned Griffith’s vaccination as problematic.
“Doesn’t sound like someone who had to be vaccinated for me,” he told a news conference on Sunday. “I don’t think anyone who shows up and says, ‘Hey, I’m a Soul Cycle instructor,’ should have qualified unless there’s another factor. It should have been caught in the application process. ”
Initially, Griffith, 52, defended her decision to jump the line and get the Covid-19 jab along with other educators.
“All teachers are eligible to apply for the vaccine. My message today was to show my confidence in the system in our government, and I hope everyone can at least feel more comfortable knowing that I have been through the process, she told The Daily. Animal.
On Monday, however, Griffith fell back and posted a public apology on her Instagram page.
“I want to apologize for my recent actions in receiving the vaccine,” Griffith wrote. “I made a terrible mistake and I’m sorry about that.”
The filming instructor did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment, and SoulCycle said Griffith had a “personal capacity” to apply for the vaccine.
“SoulCycle does not play a role in organizing or obtaining vaccinations for instructors or other employees, nor do we encourage any of our SoulCycle employees to get vaccination priority as educators,” a SoulCycle spokesman said Wednesday in a statement. statement said.
As of now, those eligible for the vaccine in New York include people 65 and older, grocery stores, public responders, first responders, teachers and school administrators, public transportation operators, and people living and working in homeless shelters. But that does not include gym workers or fitness instructors.
According to the NBC report, officials administered more than 1 million doses in New York, with only 1.8 percent of the population fully vaccinated in the state.