‘You stole a vaccine:’ The video shows women posing as seniors at the COVID-19 vaccination site in Florida

ORANGE COUNTRY, Fla. The camera released on the camera shows delegates scolding two women who wanted to pose as elderly people so they could get the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Orange County Convention Center.

Dr. Raul Pino of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County said two women “dressed as grandmothers” came to the premises on Wednesday so they could get their second chance. At present, the vaccination of Florida is only 65-year-olds and older people, as well as health care workers.

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It does not appear that the 44-year-old woman and the 34-year-old woman in disguises as described by Pino, the 44-year-old woman and the 34-year-old woman in disguises as described by Pino appear on camera video. Both wore glasses, as Pino said, and one wore a gray hat on her head.

The sheriff’s office declined to comment on whether they were wearing disguises at any stage.

“Do you know what you did? “You stole a vaccine from someone who needed it more than you need, and now you are not going to get your second one,” a deputy told the couple. ‘So it’s a whole waste of time we just wasted on this. So we are only here, but only for your selfishness to steal a vaccine. ‘

Eventually, they received a violation warning, but no arrests were made and they are not facing charges.

“OK, this is a violation alert. You are hereby warned that you are not licensed or incited to be on this premises, and that you may be arrested if you refuse at any time in this building or the other buildings, the parking garage, anything on the entire property here. “It’s ridiculous that you’re even here now,” said a deputy.

One of the deputies told the duo that they were happy that they were not arrested.

“We really appreciate it,” said one of the women, thanking the deputies.

Pino said the women would have gotten the shots, but sincerely remarked that they “looked funny” and then realized there were issues with their IDs. Delegates said their vaccination cards contained their real names, but that their dates of birth did not match those on their driver’s licenses.

“We did not have the willing arms to be vaccinated. We also have people who decay to be old to be vaccinated. So we realized yesterday that some young ladies were dressed as grandmothers for the second time to be vaccinated, so I do not know how they escaped the first time, but they were vaccinated (come). “The hood, the gloves, the glasses – the whole thing and they were probably in their twenties,” Pino said on Thursday.

Pino said officials will have to determine if they received their first dose and how it could have happened.

‘Part of the findings we have to make is that, if it was really vaccinated by us (who was vaccinated), what happened, what date, what time, to try to find out if there are holes, loopholes in the process with which people can do it, ”said Pino.

He said it is possible the women may have known someone at the site who granted them access.

Safety has recently been increased at the conference center due to an increase in bizarre incidents, including nurses being approached as they leave their shifts at 10pm by strangers wanting to know if they have extra doses.

Although the so-called grandmother incident could make headlines, Pino said it is not the first time someone has tried to take their vaccination.

So there were a few. They are all different and creative. There was another person with the same name as his father, with a card, but a different birthday. But you know, we have access to a lot of information. “So we can quickly verify who is who, where they were born, you know, anything you can imagine, we have access to,” Pino said.

Given the pace of operations at the conference center, he knows it is possible that others have slipped through the cracks.

‘I think it’s higher than we suspect, to be honest with you. “As we are working on this process and trying to get people moving fast, some people may sneak in, so it is probably higher than we suspect,” said Pino.

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