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Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021:
Weekend News Briefs

FEDS ISSUE VACCINE SCAM ALERT -- Feds issue vaccine scam alert from HHS Office of Inspector General, which joined the FBI and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in an alert last month about vaccine scams. The Dec. 21 alert came a week after a New York nurse became the first person in the U.S. to get a dose of the two-part vaccine. This is a re-issue because of the growing problem. “We continue to work diligently with law enforcement partners and the private sector to identify cyber threats and fraud in all forms,” the agencies said. The alert said the public should be aware of these potential indicators of fraud. 

• Advertisements or offers for early access to a vaccine upon payment of a deposit or fee. 
• Requests to pay out of pocket to obtain the vaccine or to put your name on a COVID-19 vaccine waiting list. 
• Offers to undergo additional medical testing or procedures when obtaining a vaccine. 
• Marketers offering to sell and/or ship doses of a vaccine, domestically or internationally, in exchange for payment of a deposit or fee. 
• Unsolicited emails, telephone calls or personal contact from someone claiming to be from a medical office, insurance company or COVID-19 vaccine center and requesting personal and/or medical information to determine eligibility to participate in clinical vaccine trials or obtain the vaccine. 
• Claims of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a vaccine that cannot be verified. 
• Advertisements for vaccines through social media platforms, emails, telephone calls, online or from unsolicited/unknown sources. 
• Individuals contacting you in person, by phone or by email to tell you that government officials require you to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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WORKERS AT BAR-EAT-O IN GENESEO planned to go on strike earlier this week after several of the restaurant’s employees were forced out of work because they tested positive for COVID-19 or had to quarantine after coming into close contact with someone that did. Those employees who were still able to work said it wasn’t possible to manage the restaurant in a safe and effective manner while they were so short-staffed.

11 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, Leslie Nielsen is being remembered worldwide on social media by fans on what would have been his 95th birthday. He played in 220 characters during his six decades of actting but is most recognized for his roles in Airplane! and The Naked Gun.