A FORTY-NINE-year-old woman has been apprehended by ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for allegedly intending to use a forged COVID-19 vaccination card for travel overseas.
According to the police, the woman was arrested after the allegation was made at the Rose Hall police outpost by the staff nurse attached to the Williamsburg Health Centre.
Investigations conducted after the report was made have revealed that the unnamed suspect had paid a visit to the health centre and reported that she had misplaced her COVID-19 vaccination card and requested a new one. She stated that she had gotten her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on May 27, 2021, and was due for her second shot on June 25, 2021, but had already booked a flight to the USA, and was scheduled to depart the country on Tuesday. On hearing about her predicament, she was reportedly told by the nurse on duty that she’d have to start the process all over again, if she wanted to be issued another COVID-19 vaccine certificate. But, lo and behold, after receiving the new COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate, she left the Health Centre without having the process completed. It is alleged that when the woman got home, she forged the signature of the nurse responsible for administering the vaccine.
The suspect was subsequently arrested, and placed on $50,000 station bail, and is expected to appear in court shortly to answer to the charges.