Manlius, NY -- A Manlius pediatrician charged criminally with forging her son’s vaccine records voluntarily withdrew a civil rights lawsuit against the state Wednesday morning.

Dr. Shareen Ismail had sued state health officials in federal court last month, accusing them of wrongfully placing her on a public list of vaccine fraudsters . She demanded removal from the list.

She voluntarily withdrew her lawsuit Wednesday morning, only hours after a syracuse.com | The Post-Standard story detailed the doctor’s fight with the state over her son’s vaccination records.

Ismail, 49, founded the Alexandre Centre for Children’s Health earlier this year. It’s located on East Genesee Street across from Green Lakes State Park.

Withdrawing the civil lawsuit did not signal any admission of wrongdo

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