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Israel's health minister threatened severe punishment for fraud with forged vaccination cards during the corona crisis.
"We are aware that the vaccination card can be forged," said Juli Edelstein on Thursday at a press conference near Tel Aviv.
“Anyone who thinks it's child's play and prints out a vaccination card at home even though they are not vaccinated and tries to go to a gym, theater or sporting event with it will ultimately be caught.
And this pleasure in the theater or stadium will end in prison. "
The vaccination campaign in Israel is very advanced compared to other countries.
The country with its 9.3 million inhabitants is considered a pioneer.
Israel is in the midst of a gradual exit from a lockdown.
From Sunday there will be more privileges for vaccinated and convalescent people in certain areas than for unvaccinated people.
In order to do this, there is a vaccination card, also known as the Green Pass.
In Israel, anyone who has recovered or who has been vaccinated can print out their ID at home one week after the second vaccination.
Personal information can be read using a simple QR code.
According to a media report, a cybersecurity expert had already spoken of thousands of attempts at counterfeiting.
The broadcaster Channel 12 reported that there was a group with tens of thousands of subscribers in a messenger service, in which fakes were offered.
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In total, more than 4.1 million first and almost 2.8 million second vaccinations have been administered in Israel since December 19.
For comparison: Germany has around nine times as many inhabitants as Israel.
So far, almost three million people there have received a first and around 1.6 million a second vaccination.
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