Woman brags on Facebook that she got the COVID vaccine because her family has connections.

Woman brags on Facebook that she got the COVID vaccine because her family has connections.

Redlands Community Hospital in California was outed this week after they vaccinated a random community member who took to social media to brag about her good fortune.

“When I woke up this morning, I didn’t think I would be getting the COVID-19 vaccine today. But here we are. I’m so very happy,” the 33-year-old woman who reportedly works at Disney wrote in a December 20 post. “Science is basically my religion, so this was a big deal for me.” Her post was also accompanied by a vaccination card from Redlands Community hospital, according to Pasadena Star-News.

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Asked how she was able to get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine given that it is not available to the general public the woman explained that her husband’s aunt is a “big deal” at the hospital and had leftover doses that were set to expire.

The posts have since been deleted.

In a statement, the hospital explained that after they vaccinated frontline workers “several doses were left” and since the vaccine would go to waste if it is not administered soon after thawing, the leftover vaccine was given to non-frontline healthcare workers.

“Because the reconstituted Pfizer vaccine must be used within hours or be disposed of, several doses were administered to non-front line healthcare workers so that valuable vaccine would not be thrown away,” the statement read.

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But, associate professor of public health at UC Irvine, Andrew Noymer told Pasadena Star-News that the hospital’s explanation “doesn’t pass the smell test.”

“Nurses, technicians, janitors and orderlies need to be vaccinated before some random community member,” he said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that frontline health care workers be vaccinated first, followed by residents in long-term care facilities.