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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two women who pretended to be elderly so that they could receive the COVID-19 vaccine were able to receive the shots the first time, even if the second time they were not so lucky.
Dr. Raul Pino of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County on Thursday provided details of the strange incident, saying the duo was ripped off when they showed up at the Orange County Convention Center for get his second shot to complete the series and pulled away when the vaccinators noticed they “looked funny” and saw that the dates of birth on their vaccination cards did not match the dates on their driver’s license.
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“We have not lacked weapons ready to be vaccinated. We also have people who prefer to be old to get vaccinated. So yesterday we noticed that a couple of young ladies came disguised as grandmothers to get vaccinated for the second time, so I don’t know how they escaped the first time, but they got vaccinated. The coats, the gloves, the glasses: all in all and they were probably in their twenties, ”said Pino.
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Pino said at the time that an investigation would need to be initiated to determine if the women actually received the first doses and where those shots were performed.
Kent Donahue, the public information agent for the Orange County health department, confirmed Monday that both women received the first doses at the convention center, but could not provide information on how they managed to trick the system and why they did not discover them. first time.
The convention center site is only open to people over the age of 65 and health workers, but it is recorded that one woman was 34 years old and the other was 44 years old.
When the two showed up on Feb. 17 to get their second doses, they were issued a notice of violation and told they could not return to the convention center.
The body camera video provided by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies scolding the two women, who did not appear to be wearing costumes as described by Pino.
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“Do you know what you did? You stole a vaccine from someone who needs it more than you and now you won’t get your second, “a deputy told the couple.” So that’s a whole waste of time we just lost here. So we’re at this point here, but only for your selfishness to steal a vaccine. “
Deputies also told women they should be glad they were not arrested.
Donahue said it was the convention center’s decision to introduce women instead of filing charges, but when the time comes and they are eligible, they should be able to return to the site to get their second dose.
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