2 women dressed as 'grannies' to get COVID-19 vaccine, Florida officials say

[DonViejo]

Those ages 65 and up are primarily eligible for the vaccine in Florida.

by Meredith Deliso

February 18, 2021, 10:18 PM
• 5 min read

Two women disguised themselves as "grannies" in a failed attempt to get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Florida health officials said.

“So yesterday, we realized a couple of young ladies came dressed up as grannies to get vaccinated for the second time," Dr. Raul Pino, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, said during a press briefing Thursday. "So I don't know how they escaped the first time."

The women showed up to the Orange County Convention Center wearing bonnets, gloves and glasses -- "the whole thing," Pino said. They are in their 30s and 40s, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, which would make them ineligible to receive the vaccination outside of a health care or long-term care facility setting.

The two had valid vaccination cards from their first shot, but on their second attempt, there were issues with their driver's licenses, said Pino.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Good God, women over 65 don't wear bonnets and gloves.

That was what our grandmother and great grandmother wore.

[tanyev]

3. I know, right? Do they not know any women over 65?

[Irish_Dem]

4. Apparently not.

Even 90 yr olds wear jeans and sweaters.

[Dream Girl]

2. We're they wearing cameo neck broaches and white lace collars?

How do you dress like a granny? This is so infuriating. I would have assumed they wouldn’t qualify based on appearance. How about driver’s license

[Irish_Dem]

5. The kids get fake IDs to drink, maybe they are getting fake IDs to get a vaccine.

[LisaL]

9. Per the article, they used their driver's licenses and the ages didn't match

to what they claimed they were when registered for the vaccine.

[BannonsLiver]

6. I'm sure I'll be scolded

But I find this mildly amusing. Definitely WRONG but it did make me chuckle. Unfortunately for them with virtually every state stuck on the 65 and up age group in perpetuity, the damn thing might be over but the time their age group comes up to bat.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Shouldn't people be showing ID to be sure they are old enough?

[LisaL]

8. That's how they were discovered.

Their ages on the IDs didn't match the ages they claimed they were to get the vaccine.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. I understand they weren't caught until they tried to get the second shot.

Apparently no one checked the first time.

[cwydro]

11. "Bonnets, gloves, and glasses." Seriously?

I go running most mornings with women all over 65, and all older than me. They usually are wearing running tights, jackets or hoodies.

I’m not 65 yet, but I’m the only one wearing glasses. I’m usually the slowest too.