A 52-year-old SoulCycle instructor-to-the-stars netted a coveted coronavirus vaccine in New York City — justifying the move by arguing that she is an “educator,” according to a report.

Stacey Griffith, whose devotees have included Madonna, Kelly Ripa and Brooke Shields, scored the jab on Staten Island Friday, even as the city faces a significant shortage of vaccines that has seen many eligible seniors and front-line workers struggling to score an appointment.

“VACCINE DAY! Step one of the Moderna magic!! One hour drive to STATEN ISLAND worth every minute!” wrote Griffith in a since-deleted Friday Instagram post tagged at Port Richmond High School on the island’s North Shore, according to The Daily Beast. “It takes a village.”

But shortly after Griffith shared the post with her more than 64,000 followers, she faced the wrath of commenters who said they and their loved ones had yet to be able to get their hands on the vaccine — in some cases despite serious underlying illnesses, the report said.

“My wife is a stage 4 cancer patient who has to deal with the fear and risk of going into a hospital cancer center weekly, while immunosuppressed, during COVID, in order to receive the treatment that is keeping her alive,” Gabrielle Novacek, of Chicago, reportedly wrote.

“She is at least 2-3 months out from being eligible for a vaccine. As the caretaker she depends on to provide her with support, I’m at least 4-5 months out,” continued Novacek. “But yes, let’s celebrate that we are making the world safe for in-person spin class in the midst of a global pandemic.”

Griffith, a senior master instructor at SoulCycle, did not immediately respond to a Post request for comment through the platform or via publicly listed phone numbers.

But reached by The Daily Beast on Friday, Griffith argued that her job qualified her as an “educator” — as school teachers are currently eligible for the vaccine in New York, along with seniors 65 and older — and that her inoculation helped keep others safe.

“In my profession of health and wellness as a teacher, it’s my priority daily to keep my community and their respiratory systems operating at full capacity so they can beat this virus if they are infected by it,” she said. “I can only teach to them if I am healthy myself.”

Griffith maintained that she “had the same opportunity everyone else has by going online and filling out a questionnaire,” and didn’t call in any “favors” or pay money to grease the wheels.

She also contended that she was helping to build confidence in the safety of the vaccine, and setting a positive example.

“All teachers are eligible to apply for the vaccine,” she told The Daily Beast via text message. “My post today was to show my confidence in the system, in our government, and I hope everyone can at least feel more at ease knowing I went through the process!”

Upon learning of the controversy during a Sunday press briefing, Mayor Bill de Blasio failed to see it Griffith’s way.

“Doesn’t sound like someone who should’ve gotten vaccinated to me,” said de Blasio.

“I don’t think someone who shows up and says, ‘Hey, I’m a SoulCycle instructor’ should have qualified unless there’s some other factor there,” said de Blasio with a laugh. “That should have been caught in the application process.”

Dr. Dave Chokshi, commissioner of the city Department of Health, added that anyone who shows up to a testing site and does not meet the requirements should be turned away — and insisted that eligibility is being checked.

“Every person must attest to their eligibility on the application,” he said. “Once they’re actually at the site, they have to be able to prove their eligibility with some sort of documentation.”

Griffith, who over the summer led outdoor, socially distanced classes in the Hamptons, has credited SoulCycle with helping her overcome struggles with substance abuse.

She told The Daily Beast that she deleted the Instagram post about the vaccine due to negative responses, but continued to defend her actions.

“I hate controversy,” she said. “It saddens me that people go so dark and mean, I’m really just trying to do the right thing and be safe.”

Additional reporting by C.J. Sullivan