Women are accused of altering birth years in vaccination applications and have been refused.
Two women who dressed as seniors in an attempt to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination were rejected and issued invasion notices in Orlando, Florida, officials said.
Dr. Raul Pino, health officer for the state of Orange County, where Orlando is located, said the women “dressed up as grandparents” and disguised themselves on Wednesday with hats, gloves and glasses.
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Guido told Orlando Sentinel that women, 34 and 44, have changed their birth years in vaccination records to bypass the state system, which prioritizes people 65 and older. It looked like the women had landed the first shot, but it was unclear where.
“Their names correspond to the record, but not to the dates of birth,” Guido told Sentinel.
Department of Health officials asked MPs to issue notices of trespassing.
Guido said the warning means that they cannot return to the convention center for any reason, including a vaccine, COVID-19 test, convention or show. If they return, they can be arrested.
Pino said the Department of Health investigation will try to determine where they were vaccinated before and how they got an appointment. He said the department will “try to find out if there is a loophole, a loophole in the process that is allowing people to do that.”
“This is the hottest commodity that exists at the moment, so we have to be very careful,” Pino told reporters.
With the limited stock of the vaccine available, some are taking extreme steps to obtain the vaccines. Last month, a Canadian couple was accused of traveling to an indigenous region and posing as local residents to receive the vaccine.
“How do these two privileged multimillionaires … lie to medical professionals, putting our community at risk, to skip the line?” White River First Nation Chief Angela Demit asked in a statement shared on social media.