"Anyone could copy these, the whole thing is a joke!"
A Kerry-based graphic designer was left shocked after being asked to create fake HSE vaccination cards.
The Brand Geeks revealed on Twitter that they received a request to forge 250 vaccination cards.
They wrote on Twitter:
"To the person asking us to print 250 of these cards so they'll be able to dine indoors with friends, the answer is NO!!
"It does show how flawed it is that these are proof of vaccination @MichealMartinTD
"Anyone could copy these, the whole thing is a joke! #COVID."
BreakingNews.ie reports that owner Chris McGillycuddy said:
"We were shocked just to get the call, we were thinking 'God, it's just mad'."
"The print assets are available on the HSE website, so it's not like you wouldn't be able to, a graphic designer could do it in 10 minutes. Obviously we wouldn't even think of doing it, but it would be a simple job to do.
"The point of us sharing the tweet was just to highlight the issue, you go to so much trouble getting your vaccines and getting your two shots and then at the end of it all you have is a slip of paper. It's almost the equivalent to giving somebody a business card and saying 'there you go, you're good to go now'."
To the person asking us to print 250 of these cards so they'll be able to dine indoors with friends
, the answer is NO!!
It does show how flawed it is that these are proof of vaccination @MichealMartinTD
Anyone could copy these, the whole thing is a joke! #COVID pic.twitter.com/uXAkBUhx02
— The Brand Geeks ? (@thebrandgeeks) July 1, 2021