According to Russian media reports on December 11, local time, a man in New Zealand was investigated for allegedly vaccinating others with the new crown vaccine and making huge profits from it.
The unidentified man went to multiple COVID-19 vaccination centers in one day and received as many as 10 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and the people who paid him to do it were those who wanted to be a documented COVID-19 vaccination recipient but were reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. It is reported that in New Zealand, people do not have to show identification when they are vaccinated against the new crown.
The incident was confirmed by the New Zealand Ministry of Health, which confirmed that Astrid Koornnef, head of the New Zealand COVID-19 Vaccine and Immunization Programme, had taken note of the incident and was currently under serious investigation. "We're taking this very seriously," he said. We are very concerned about this situation and are working with relevant agencies. If someone is vaccinated against COVID-19 in more than the recommended dose, they need to go to the hospital for help as soon as possible. He also said that impersonating someone else to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is a very dangerous behavior, which can potentially threaten the health of both the replaced and impersonated people.
Vaccine experts and immunologists alike are condemning the daring man and warning that the act of vaccinating others against COVID-19 could potentially harm themselves. Helen Petus Harris, a vaccinologist at the University of Auckland, slammed the behavior as selfish. "There have been cases internationally where people have been given 5 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is wrong, but fortunately there has been no major problem," she said. There is currently not enough research data to predict what symptoms people who receive 10 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in one day will experience. ”
Graham Le Gros, director of the Malagan Institute, called the incident "both stupid and dangerous," both for the man and for those who paid for his injections. "While it's unlikely he'll die with 10 injections in a day, his arm will definitely feel pain from getting too many doses of the COVID-19 vaccine," he said. In addition, he added, "Vaccinating more than the recommended dose of COVID-19 vaccine may render the COVID-19 vaccine ineffective, rather than producing stronger immunity." ”
Currently, about 89% of New Zealand's residents have been vaccinated.
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