Authorities believe that the man got 10 COVID-19 vaccine shots because he was doing so on behalf of those hoping to fake their way past the New Zealand government’s vaccination mandate that applies to 40% of the country. Officials suspect the man visited multiple vaccination centers on Friday, and was likely paid for the shots in order to make it appear that they were fully vaccinated.

“To assume another person’s identity and receive a medical treatment is dangerous,” Koornneef said. “This puts at risk the person who receives a vaccination under an assumed identify and the person whose health record will show they have been vaccinated when they have not.”