COVIDiots of the week

I got some of the latest COVID-idiocy that seemed to be a bit much for my weekly dumb people post.

Connecticut suspect allegedly forges positive COVID test result to skirt pre-Christmas bond hearing

Deadliest virus of all time!

A Connecticut man with lengthy criminal record was arrested again for allegedly presenting a fake COVID-19 positive test result in order to avoid appearing for a bond hearing before Christmas.

Junior Jumpp, 31, of Hartford, Conn., was arrested Tuesday and newly charged with one count of forgery in the second degree and one count of fabricating physical evidence.

Prosecutors argue he illegally fabricated a positive COVID-19 test notification to avoid appearing before Superior Court Judge Maureen Keegan at a scheduled bond review hearing on Nov. 30.

Jumpp had been out on bond following his arrest in connection with “a number of criminal cases” pending in the New Britain Judicial District, according to an arrest affidavit. His bond conditions required that he not be arrested in connection with any other crimes for which probable cause is found.

Members of the Hartford Police Department arrested Jumpp on a warrant on Nov. 16 charging him with threatening in the second degree and breach of peace in the second degree.

Just ten days later, he found himself in trouble with the law again when members of the South Windsor Police Department arrested Jumpp again on Nov. 26 on a warrant charging him with interfering with an officer and breach of peace in the second degree. Jumpp was ordered to appear before Judge Keegan due to his non-compliance with conditions of release.

Jumpp emailed the judge directly that day pleading with her to allow him at least two weeks with his children before sending him back to jail. A day before his scheduled hearing, Jumpp’s defense attorney told investigators his client texted him a photo of a “positive COVID MyCare message.”

The lawyer took a screenshot and emailed it to the judge, who then excused Jumpp from the hearing. But a representative for Trinity Health of New England/ Saint Francis Hospital later confirmed to the court that the image was altered, pointing to the image’s date and Jumpp’s name.

Further review of COVID medical records obtained through a search warrant revealed that Jumpp’s MyCare account had been inactive, and he therefore would not have received any test notification.

Jumpp is currently being held on a $25,000 bond in this case. He has 11 pending cases at Superior Court, New Britain, and one pending case at Superior Court, Hartford, which is being transferred.

His next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2022. Forgery in second degree and fabrication of physical evidence are both felonies punishable by between one and 5 years in prison and/or up to a $5,000 fine, according to prosecutors.

Source; Fox News

84-year-old Bihar man gets 11 Covid vaccine shots, caught while going for 12th

Bihar has reported some of the most bizarre cases related to the Covid-19 vaccination campaign — from dead people receiving messages of successful administration of the vaccine, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bachchan being listed as vaccinated on the Co-WIN portal.

In the most recent incident, an 84-year-old man from the state has claimed to have been inoculated with 11 doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

According to a report by IndiaToday, Brahmadev Mandal, a resident of Orai village in Madhepura district was caught before being administered the 12th dose. “I benefitted a lot from the vaccine. This is why I have been taking it repeatedly… The government has made a wonderful thing [vaccine],” Mandal reportedly said.

A retired postal department employee, Mandal allegedly submitted his Aadhaar card and his phone number on eight occasions and used his voter ID card and his wife’s phone number on the other three, the report stated.

“The matter will be thoroughly investigated to find out how he managed to take so many doses,” the civil surgeon of the district was quoted as saying.

The state has witnessed a sharp rise in Covid cases over the past week during which its active caseload has jumped by more than 20 times.

Source; Deccan Herald

US science teacher arrested for vaccinating 17-year-old student

A New York school teacher with no formal medical qualification has been arrested for allegedly giving a Covid vaccine to a student, say officials.

Police say Laura Russo administered the dose at her home despite having no legal authorisation to give jabs, or consent from the boy’s parents.

Ms Russo, 54, who teaches biology, was held on New Year’s Eve and could face four years in prison if convicted.

The 17-year-old boy had reportedly wanted the vaccine.

Injections can be dangerous if administered incorrectly. Doctors and licensed medical workers have to verify that a vaccine is not counterfeit or expired. Patients should also be asked about their medical history and have their reaction monitored after a jab.

Police say it is unclear how Ms Russo obtained the alleged Covid vaccine, or what brand it is. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech jab is the only one authorised for Americans under 18 years old.

Video of the incident in Long Island appears to show Ms Russo telling the teenager: “You’ll be fine, I hope.”

“Here you go. At-home vaccine,” he says.

Officials say the boy’s parents called Nassau police after he came home and told them what had happened.

“She had obtained a vaccine,” said Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. “That’s still under investigation on how she got it.”

The superintendent of Herricks High School, where Ms Russo has been working, said in a statement that the teacher “is a district employee who has been removed from the classroom and reassigned pending the outcome of the investigation”, reports CBS News, the BBC’s partner in the US.

Ms Russo is charged with unauthorised practice of a profession.

A court hearing has been scheduled for 21 January.

Source; BBC

Category: "Teh Stoopid", COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine