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Clinics Offered Bribes Up To RM1,000 For Fake Vaccination Certificates

today25 August 2021

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Source: The Straits Times

The digital vaccination certificate has now become a hot “commodity” as the fully vaccinated are allowed greater liberties and social perks.

Several clinics in Penang have been bombarded with calls from anti-vaxxers who wanted to buy digital Covid-19 vaccination certificates.

General practitioner Dr Arisman Wenge Abdul Rahman said some of his medical colleagues had been approached to falsify the vaccination status of those who refused to get jabbed.

“These individuals approach the doctors and boast that they are willing to pay to get the certificates without getting the jabs.

“They will come and whisper to the medical personnel at the vaccination centres and ask them to pretend to administer the vaccine,” he said, adding that he had not heard of any staff members taking up such an offer to date.

Source: Financial Times

A doctor from a clinic in Penang also shared a similar situation, saying they…

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Written by: Quinny Tan