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Thousands ‘Cut in Line’ for COVID Vaccine in Michigan after Virtual Loophole Discovered – Newsweek
An online user found a way to bypass the state’s priority vaccine group criteria to book an appointment before sharing the unauthorized pathway publicly.
A virtual loophole in a Michiganvaccine scheduling system allowed thousands of people to cut the queue and book appointments.
Beaumont Health, Michigan’s largest healthcare system, said on Monday that an online user found a way to bypass the state’s priority vaccine group criteria to book an appointment.
The user took advantage of a vulnerability in its Epic scheduling tool—an electronic medical record system—before sharing the unauthorized pathway publicly, the healthcare provider said in a statement.
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