U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Pittsburgh have confiscated two shipments of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards sent from China.
CBP seized the first of two international packages on August 24th. CBP officials determined the 20-card pack had a “low-quality appearance.”
A collection of fake vaccination cards sent from China.
(Customs and Border Protection)
CBP said the cards were being sent to someone in Beaver County, Pa. That person, whose identity was not disclosed, does not come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or a certified medical entity, CBP said.
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On September 7, officers intercepted a second shipment of vaccine cards over the phone to the same person. This packet contained 50 fake COVID vaccine cards.
Both international packages had been shipped from China, CBP said.
“The coronavirus and its variants continue to pose a serious threat to health and safety for U.S. citizens, and so do unscrupulous vendors who sell counterfeit COVID vaccination cards,” said William Fitting , director of CBP’s port in Pittsburgh, in a statement, “Customs and Border Protection will continue to intercept counterfeit goods, such as these fake vaccine cards, that threaten our nation, our people and our economy.”
No additional details were posted. An investigation is ongoing.
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So far, CBP said, officials in Chicago, Memphis, Anchorage, Alaska, have confiscated more than 6,000 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards.