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According to Florida officials, two women engaged in disguise were caught “falling into old age” in an apparent attempt to qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The incident took place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Dr. Raul Pino, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, said in a press conference on Thursday.
According to Pino, the women were wearing hoods, gloves and goggles.
“We did not have a lack of willing arms to be vaccinated. We also have people who are old to be vaccinated,” he said. “Yesterday we realized some young ladies were dressing up for the second time as grandmothers came to be vaccinated.”
While Pino is not sure how the women got their first dose of vaccine, he said they did have valid vaccination cards with them.
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Pino said workers at the vaccination site were being warned when there were some issues with their IDs and their driver’s license.
A spokesman for the Sheriff of Orange County told PEOPLE that the birth dates of the women – identified by authorities as Olga Monroy-Ramirez (44) and Martha Vivian Monroy (34) – did not match those they used to to register for the vaccines.
The woman’s names do match the registration, the spokesperson said.
Delegates at the scene were asked, according to the sheriff’s office, to issue health department staff offenses against the women. No other law enforcement action was taken.
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According to the Florida Department of Health in Orange County’s website, residents of Florida who are 65 years or older qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Pino said during Thursday’s press briefing that officials had increased security around the vaccination site.
“This is the hottest commodity currently available,” Pino said of the COVID-19 vaccine. “We have to be very careful with the funds and the resources we provide.”
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