A nurse arrested in Italy for giving fake doses of the vaccine to anti-vaccinators (VIDEO)

Italian police have arrested a nurse in Palermo who allegedly pretended to be vaccinating against coronavirus so that they could issue health passports that would allow them to travel, as well as enter bars, restaurants and restaurants. all over the country.

The video that "burned" her

Police used a hidden camera to videotape the 58-year-old nurse who worked at a vaccination center in the Sicilian capital. The video, posted on Twitter on Thursday, shows the worker filling a syringe with a dose of coronavirus vaccine and then emptying it into a tissue before pretending to vaccinate the vaccinator's arms.

The police even claim that the reminder dose that she was supposed to have received was fake, while she proceeded to arrest her with the accusations of fraud and abuse.

False vaccinations are a scourge in Italy

This is not the first time an Italian nurse has been arrested for this crime. Dozens of health professionals, including at least three doctors, have been arrested or are being investigated on suspicion of giving fake vaccines in recent months, with some receiving up to € 400 for their services.

Last Wednesday, an Italian nurse from Ancona was arrested on charges of giving fake doses to at least 45 people. The health professional allegedly emptied the vaccines into a medical waste bin.

According to investigators, the protesters against the vaccines are willing to pay even € 300 for the service, in order to receive the new reinforced green passport of the Italian government. From December onwards, this document is necessary to have access to cinemas, gyms, nightclubs and stadiums, but also to be able to sit inside bars and restaurants.

Second time in the same hospital

The nurse who was arrested on Friday in Palermo is the second employee of the specific hospital who ends up in prison. On December 21, the Sicilian authorities uncovered another alleged fraud involving dozens of anti-vaccinators - including a police officer - who paid the nurse even € 400 for the fake doses.

The woman, who is facing charges of corruption and fraud, recently pleaded guilty and began working with authorities, revealing details of the fraud as well as the names of her accomplices. The woman told police she was getting fake vaccinations because she needed the money to support her son, who is studying at university. In addition, he admitted that he supplied the vaccinators with fake vaccination certificates and negative coronavirus test results.

"We have uncovered the dark and deceptive conspiracies of these hard-core vaccinators who do not hesitate to break the law," Palermo Police Chief Leopoldo Larizia said in a statement. "This research also shows that, unfortunately, there are still unvaccinated health professionals working in hospitals in close contact with patients."

Stricter measures, more inventive vaccines

As more and more countries in Europe are introducing stricter measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant, increasing numbers of vaccinators are trying to circumvent the law to obtain health passports.

In early December in Biella, a town near Turin, a man showed up at a vaccination center wearing a fake silicone hand. After completing the bureaucratic part of the procedure, which includes signing a consent statement before the doctor, the man, a 50-year-old dentist, rolled up the sleeve of his T-shirt and offered his fake hand to be vaccinated.

But when the nurse looked carefully at the limb and felt its texture, she asked him to take off his blouse. So his plan failed and he tried to persuade health professionals to turn a blind eye.

The Omicron variant is now responsible for more than 80% of new infections in Italy, while daily figures have begun to show a declining trend in recent days. Rome is expected to have reached vaccination coverage of 95% by May.

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Source: In.gr