Two Floridians tried to get a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by dressing like elderly women



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Women came to the vaccination site wearing hats, gloves and goggles to attempt to receive their vaccines, Dr Raul Pino said at a press conference. According to the sheriff’s office, the women were 44 and 34 years old.

CNN has reached out to the women for comment.

Both women had valid vaccine cards from their first injection, Pino said. They were denied their second shot while dressed due to issues with their ID cards. Health officials were not sure how the women got the first shot and whether they also dressed up.

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The department has stepped up security around the site, Pino said.

“It is the most popular product in existence today,” said Pino. “We have to be very careful with the funds and resources provided to us.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CNN it had been called by health officials to issue trespassing warnings to women because their dates of birth did not match the ones they used to register for vaccines, although the names match.

The sheriff’s office had no further information on the incident, including whether the women were wearing disguises or how they were dressed.

Currently, Florida is prioritizing adults 65 years and older, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, and healthcare workers with direct patient contact for the vaccine.

The state was one of many to delay shipments of vaccine doses due to severe winter storms across the United States.

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