Women disguised themselves as old ladies in bid to cheat Covid vaccine waitlist
Fake “grannies” wore hats, gloves and glasses to cheat system, police say
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Your support makes all the difference.Two women were caught disguised as elderly women to try and get Covid Vaccine shots, Florida health officials say.
The fake “grannies”, who were both in their 30s and 40s, appeared at the Orange County Convention Center wearing hats, gloves and glasses.
Only members of the general public those aged 65 and up are currently eligible for their jabs in Florida.
Officials say the women had already managed to get their first vaccine and were trying to get their second shots.
“So we realised a couple of young ladies came dressed up as grannies to get vaccinated for the second time,” said Dr Raul Pino, director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County.
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“So I don’t know how they escaped the first time.”
The women were caught out after their dates of birth did not match those they had used to register for vaccinations.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office has identified the women as Olga Monroy-Ramirez, 44, and Martha Vivian Monroy, 34.
They were issued trespass warnings and no other law enforcement action was taken again them.
“And we don’t have any information about whether they were wearing disguises or how they were dressed,” the sheriff’s department added in a statement.
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