Images appeared on the body of the cameras, in which two Florida women were denounced for their “selfishness” after presenting themselves at a COVID-19 vaccine site dressed as “grandmothers” to try to prevent their shooting. .
The couple has not been identified and has not been charged with any crime, but sheriffs in Orange County, near Orlando, are investigating.
They registered online for vaccines, claiming they were over 65, then showed up for appointments in what health officials described as “disguise.”
It worked for the first time – when the couple showed up at the Orlando Convention Center on Wednesday, they were carrying CDC cards confirming they had already had a single dose.
One of them wore what looked like a shower hat, a long cardigan, a face mask and a face shield. The other left all her brown hair free and wore a Mickey Mouse.
When the health workers analyzed their identity documents, they saw that the couple was in fact only 34 and 44 years old and therefore not eligible for one of the coveted vaccines. The names were the same as the names they had registered online, so it seems that for the first time, health workers simply did not check their date of birth before taking their photos.
The police were called and the two were punished for their dishonesty before being released with a warning of deception and told not to return.
‘Do you know what you did ?! You stole a vaccine from someone who needs it more than you. And you won’t get the second one, so it’s a whole waste of time that I just wasted here.
“We are not even sure if they will accuse you and take you to jail right now. So, we are in that moment. Just for your selfishness to steal a vaccine.
“You have to wait your turn!” said one of the officers in the video.
This is when the two women were confronted by police at the Orlando Convention Center after appearing for the second COVID vaccine worn by grandmothers.
The two women were silent as police blamed them for their “selfishness”
The women wore protective masks and shields as part of their disguise
Don’t come back! The women were filmed moving away from the convention center after being told they would be arrested if they ever returned.
A few seconds later, the pair was shown standing in front of the officers while an entrance warning was read to them.
The officers told them they were lucky they had not been arrested and replied, “We know. We appreciate it.
One of the policemen smoked: “Everything, the building, the garage – you will not be allowed to return here.
– It’s ridiculous that you’re here right now.
Dr. Raul Pino of the Florida Department of Health revealed what women did yesterday at a news conference, where he warned others against attempted vaccine fraud.
“So, yesterday, we realized that a couple of young ladies came dressed as grandparents to get vaccinated for the second time.
‘So, I don’t know how they escaped the first time, but they came vaccinated.
– Caps, gloves, glasses, everything. And they were probably 20 years old.
“This is the coolest merchandise there is now, so we have to be very careful,” he said.
Dr. Raul Pino of the Florida Department of Health revealed what women did yesterday at a news conference, where he warned others against attempted vaccine fraud
Orlando Convention Center, where the two women were caught pretending to be grandparents this week
It is not clear what kind of accusations women will face.
Initially, the deputies were called to accompany them from the property for the violation.
It is not clear what happens if a person is given the first dose of vaccine, but not the second, or if women will have to wait and receive the first dose again after they are eligible.
It is the latest example in a series of incidents in the US and in the world in which people, desperate to get their hands on the coveted blows, lied about their age, address or identity to get it.
In Canada, a wealthy couple rented a plane to the Yukon to receive vaccines for Indigenous elders.
Rodney Baker, 55 and 32, Ekaterina Baker flew 1,700 miles from Vancouver to Beaver Creek, a community of 90 people in northwestern Canada, on January 21st.
They posed as workers visiting hotels to receive vaccines with the Moderna vaccine from a mobile clinic, but were swept away before they could fly home.
Bakers have been fined C $ 2,300 ($ 1,800) for violating Covid’s rules, but community elders are facing harsher punishment.
The couple may now face jail.
The women had the first-dose CDC card. It is not clear how the officials went through for the first time (file image)