It has been reported that a man from New Zealand got 10 COVID-19 vaccine doses injected in only one day. He did this because other people paid him to get the shot on their behalf.
New Zealand is about to reach a 90% two-dose vaccination rate before Christmas, but it’s still dealing with several citizens who aren’t even considering getting the job. However, if they remain unvaccinated, they will have some restrictions imposed by the government. Hence, to bypass the law without getting vaccinated, they are willing to pay someone else to take the shot for them. Apparently, it can be done for the right price.
Last week, the news came on the country where an unidentified man allegedly got vaccinated for Covid-19 up to 10 times in one day on behalf of other people. This led to an investigation by the Ministry of Health.
The person is said to have visited several vaccination centers in Auckland and received the Covid-19 vaccine multiple times on behalf of other people who paid for the “service”. This was doable for him because you only need to provide the health care worker with their name, date of birth, and physical address. No photo identification is required.
“People who do not have a form of photo identification are disproportionately people in vulnerable groups – homeless or transient, the elderly, the young, people with disabilities – and we don’t want to create barriers to their vaccination,” a spokesperson for the vaccination campaign said.
According to the vaccinologists, the person won’t be acing any health issues on the serious end. They will probably need to deal with more intense side-effects like fever, headache, and general pain, but nothing too serious.
“We know that higher doses result in more general vaccine reactions, like fever and headaches and pains, so you might anticipate he would feel pretty grotty the next day,” Helen Petousis-Harris, from the University of Auckland, said.
Unusual incidents have been reported worldwide regarding the vaccine. In Italy, a man tried to use a silicone arm in order to get the vaccination certificate without really getting the shot.