Two women in Florida, aged 34 and 44, donned hoods, gloves, goggles and old lady clothes so they could cut the Covid line and make a few shots. And they almost got it right, but as their turn approached, health workers noticed that something was off these grandmothers.
From HuffPost:
Police have discovered that the birth dates that appear on the female IDs do not match the dates they used for the jabs, Fox 35 Orlando reports. It is unclear whether the women were disguised in the same way when they received their first shots, or whether they did so.
An investigation into the incident continues. The sheriff of Orange County has warned of violations to the women, reports Click Orlando.
Unfortunately, these women are not the first to lie about their vaccination. From NPR:
Asked if there were other cases where people misrepresented themselves to try to vaccinate, Pino said there were a few, including one man who shared the same name as his older father.
“Since we’re doing this process of trying to get people moving fast, some people can sneak in, so it’s probably higher than we suspect,” he said exactly.
And, while pointing out that vaccines are ‘the hottest commodity’, he said officials have increased security at the site to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Other states have also issued warnings against such plots. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation that would make it a crime to provide vaccines to people trying to hit the rope, and Indiana County officials said as many as 30 people lied earlier this month. have about their vaccination. in just one weekend, which they called a ‘substantial lack of morality’.