{"id":88929,"date":"2021-10-09T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=88929"},"modified":"2021-10-09T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T19:16:08","slug":"predictably-this-state-already-has-a-de-facto-vaxport-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=88929","title":{"rendered":"Predictably, this state already has a de facto vaxport requirement."},"content":{"rendered":"

One US State Already Has A De Facto ‘Vaccine Passport’ Requirement Just
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ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n

Much of the American public might be surprised to find out that for months there’s already been a\u00a0de facto<\/em>\u00a0‘vaccine passport’ policy in effect to enter one US state<\/strong>. And already there’s been a handful of people busted at the “state border” (legal questions of Constitutionality aside) attempting to enter the islands with a fake vaccine proof card.<\/p>\n

“People are pressing their luck entering Hawaii with fake vaccination cards or test results, an offense that can carry jail time,”<\/strong>\u00a0The Hill<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports. It’s the vacation paradise destination that the Chicago woman with the “Maderna” card got caught this summer trying to enter. Also initially a father and son from California marked the first case that gained national attention.<\/p>\n

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In the latest incident, a couple in their 30’s flew from Los Angeles with what’s being described as faking a negative Covid test. The Guardian reports that “According to a police statement<\/a>\u00a0last week, they uploaded false results into the state\u2019s system, which flagged the documents and prompted an investigation.”<\/p>\n

The travelers were subsequently arrested and sent back to California and are now awaiting a court date. The attempts to get around Covid testing and vaccine mandates are apparently geared toward avoiding a lengthy hotel quarantine stay at personal cost upon entering Hawaii.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0The Hill<\/em>\u00a0details, some people were caught falsifying vaccine cards even for their children – despite the underage children being ineligible to receive the vaccine in the first place – but now face stiff legal penalties, including the\u00a0possibility of jail time<\/a>:<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Hawaii News Now<\/a>,\u00a0fake cards hold a penalty of up to $5,000 or a prison term of up to a year<\/strong>, however,\u00a0Newsweek<\/a>\u00a0reports that a 24-year old man from New York\u00a0could\u00a0face seven years<\/strong>\u00a0in prison for allegedly submitting a fake card.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The trend has been observed nationally. So far the most sophisticated fake vax record bust has come out of New York and Jersey, given in that prior instance one of the schemers had access to state computer records.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0we detailed<\/a>\u00a0in early September, a woman in New Jersey who was\u00a0known to clients as “AntiVaxMomma”\u00a0– which she goes by on Instagram – had been charged by police with offering false documents,\u00a0criminal possession of a forged instrument and conspiracy. Police said she was known to have sold\u00a0some 250 fake COVID-19 vaccine cards over the previous months<\/strong>\u00a0for about $200 each in the New York City area.<\/p>\n