The women are accused of changing the years of birth to vaccination applications and were rejected.
Two women who got dressed in an attempt to receive COVID-19 vaccines were rejected and issued warnings of violation in Orlando, Florida, officials said.
Dr. Raul Pino, the state health officer in Orange County, where Orlando is located, said the women “dressed as grandparents” and disguised themselves on Wednesday with hats, gloves and glasses.
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Guido told the Orlando Sentinel that women, ages 34 and 44, changed their births to vaccination records to circumvent the state system, which gives priority to 65 years and over. It looked like the women had gotten the first shot, but it wasn’t clear where.
“Their names matched their registration, but not their birth dates,” Guido told the Sentinel.
Health Department officials have asked lawmakers to issue warnings.
Guido said the warning means they cannot return to the convention center for any reason, including a vaccine, COVID-19 test, convention or show. If they return, they could be arrested.
Pino said the Department of Health investigation will try to determine where they were vaccinated earlier and how they managed to get an appointment. He said the department would “try to find out if there are any gaps in the process that allow people to do so.”
“This is the coolest commodity there is now, so we have to be very careful,” Pino told reporters.
With limited quantities of vaccine available, some are taking extreme steps to obtain vaccines. Last month, a Canadian couple was charged after traveling to an indigenous region and falsely posing as local residents to receive the vaccine.
“How dare these two privileged multi-millionaires … lie to medical professionals, endangering our community, to queue up?” White River First Nation leader Angela Demit asked in a statement posted on social media.