The deception was discovered by a nurse, Filippa Bua, as she was due to be vaccinated in Biella, Piedmont on Thursday. Bua told CNN she noticed something strange in her arm.
“Unusual skin color, much lighter than the patient’s hands or face,” she says.
“For the first time I felt sorry for that man, thought he had a prosthetic and wondered if I had forced him to give me the wrong arm,” says Bua. “But then he admitted he purposely put on a prosthetic arm to avoid getting vaccinated!”
The revelation stirred emotions for Bua, who said she has been a nurse since 1987 and has given thousands of injections.
“I was surprised at first, then I was angry, I felt professionally insulted, he showed no respect for our intelligence and our profession,” she said. “I would never expect such a thing in my life.”
The Piedmont regional government has condemned the man’s attempt to cheat the system.
“The incident could be classified as ‘ridiculous’ except that we are talking about a gesture of immense gravity that is unacceptable for the sacrifices that the entire community is paying for the great deal. epidemic,” reads a joint statement from the Piedmont Regional President and Health Commissioner.
In a video message, the President of the Piedmont regional government, Alberto Cirio, went further, saying the incident was “an insult to the health system of the region, which is one of the first in Italy” on the possibility of vaccination and the dose of booster.”
On November 30, Cirio tweeted a map from the European Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, where Piedmont appeared among the few areas in Europe marked in green, meaning The rate of Covid-19 infection is less than 1%.
The Biella Health Department filed a complaint with the local prosecutor’s office.
Last month, the Italian government signed a decree mandating the use of a Covid-19 “super green card” in bars, restaurants, theaters and other indoor entertainment venues.
Under the new measure, only people who are fully vaccinated or have evidence of recovery from the coronavirus are allowed to enter such sites.
The initial “Green Card”, valid for indoor locations and long-distance trains as of September 1, allows people to present proof of a negative Covid test within the previous 48 hours, instead of for complete immunization or proof of recovery, for recreational site access. Green cards still apply in workspaces and have been extended to local public transport.
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