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September 1, 2021, 1:07 pm
An Illinois woman was arrested at an airport after her vaccine card was flagged for certain oddities contained in the text supposedly filled out by a medical professional, starting with the fact that the vaccine company was misspelled as “Maderna” rather than “Moderna.” It also stated that she received the vaccine out of her home state, in Deleware, and that it was administered by “cpl wolf” and “ssgt montey,” referring to supposed National Guard officers.
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After doing some additional research on Chloe Mrozak’s planned vacation to Hawaii, authorities arrested the 24-year-old at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport after she landed on charges of falsifying official documents. She remains behind bars after being unable to pay her bail, set at $2000, in spite of being able to afford a trip to Hawaii somehow.
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Authorities found no record of Mrozak’s vaccination in Delaware as well as inaccuracies in the information she provided about where she would be staying during her vacation and failing to provide any return flight details, according to local reports.
Forged vaccine cards have been a known problem since before COVID-19 vaccinations were even widely available to the public. Social media posts advertising fake cards that anyone could fill in themselves got the attention of the pro-vaccine population months ago, sparking outrage and calls for those promoting the fakes to be investigated and arrested.
In spite of efforts to stop the selling of fake vaccine cards, Mrozak is not the first to be arrested after attempting to use one to travel. She was merely the first one we know of who was caught because of a basic and obvious spelling error in one of the most important details of the document.
Earlier in August, Enzo and Daniela Dalmazzo were arrested in Honolulu after presenting vaccine cards for their two young children when shots for kids under 12 had not been approved yet and likely won’t until the end of the year. Both were charged with falsifying documents for themselves and their children and were released on bail.
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Due to its status as a highly popular vacation spot with a vulnerable indigenous population, the state of Hawaii has mandated a 10-day quarantine period for unvaccinated individuals who travel to the islands. Falsifying vaccine cards to try and skip this period is a misdemeanor that can be punished with a fine of up to $5000 and up to a year in prison.
Considering the almost brazen negligence required to misspell the pharmaceutical company responsible for one’s vaccine without even bothering to check, not to mention the lives she risked by lying, few commenters on Mrozak’s case are offering sympathy for her.
And in fact, many have turned the incident into: The Maderna meme.
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*First Published: September 1, 2021, 1:07 pm
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