Italian man attempts to skirt COVID-19 mandate with fake arm

A man in Biella, Italy, who wanted a COVID-19 vaccination certificate to avoid losing his job attempted to take his vaccine with a fake arm, the BBC reported.

The man, in his 50s, arrived for his shot with a silicone mold covering his real arm, hoping it would go unnoticed, according to the news outlet. The man is among the country’s health care workers now required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

A nurse, who reported him for fraud, was not fooled when she had rolled up his sleeve to find the skin "rubbery and cold" and the pigment "too light,” the BBC reported.

Authorities are now investigating the incident.