A woman originally from Illinois presented a fake COVID-19 vaccination card in order to travel to Hawaii, and was discovered for a misspelling in the word Modern, which was spelled “Maderna,” according to court documents.
In an attempt to avoid the 10-day quarantine requirement for visitors to Hawaii, the 24-year-old sent her vaccination card to the state’s safe transfer program and arrived in Honolulu on Aug. 23 aboard a Southwest flight. Airlines, according to the documents.
“Airport inspectors found suspicious mistakes … for example, Moderna was misspelled and her place of residence was Illinois but she was vaccinated in Delaware,” said Wilson Lau, special agent for the state attorney’s office, in an email addressed to to a Delaware official who confirmed that there was no vaccination record for a woman with that name and date of birth.
Email is part of the documents filed with the court. She was charged with two misdemeanors for violating Hawaii’s emergency regulations to control the spread of COVID-19.
The woman had been detained and posted $ 2,000 bond until a judge ordered her release during a hearing on Wednesday. He scheduled a new hearing in three weeks.
State public defender James Tabe, whose office represented the defendant at this week’s hearing, declined to comment on the case, noting that it is unclear whether he will hire a private attorney or request a public defender.
The voicemail box at the number registered to the defendant was full. He did not immediately respond to a text message from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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