As the April New York Times report explains, some of the black market cards are forged, but some are stolen from hospitals. The cards themselves could indeed be authentic. Posts from some of the vendors on Telegram. “I get a doctor register whatever info on the card into the CDC system so it will be as you are vaccinated,” says the vendor. (That’s nearly 200 times more expensive than cards were going for on Amazon in June, as NPR found those cards have since been removed.) The Telegram channel owner told me that the cards are authentic, writing: “We have professional and licensed doctors working with us who are deep in the game and have access to all the medical databases.” The author of another channel, “COVID19 Vaccine cards” (with 80,000 followers), indicated the same price: $100 per blank card, and $200 per registered one. I reached out to the channel owner pretending to be a buyer and figured out that the CDC vaccine card, filled in with my information, would cost $200. One of them, “Covid19 vaccine cards certificate” has more than 400,000 followers. “The strength of the menu is, above all, that it is multicultural: it speaks as much to French as to locals, as well as to people of every nationality passing through,” Alleno tells Vogue of the concept.It only took me several seconds to discover three channels-essentially, streams of information and updates that anyone can search for, and subscribe to-advertising fake vaccine records in English.
(Or both: the lounge offers an a la carte and a tasting menu.) For those in desperate need of caffeine after a red-eye, meanwhile, there are cappuccinos with “LV” crafted into the foam. During dinner, travelers can dine on langoustine carpaccio with geranium essence, confit lamb shoulder flavored with yuzu, and pilaf rice with dried fruit and spices. At lunch, there are tea sandwiches stamped with Vuitton’s famous fleur monogram.
This May, above their store at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, the French fashion house opened the “Louis Vuitton Lounge by Yannick Alléno.” Helmed by the three-Michelin-starred French chef, the space caters to first or business class guests traveling Qatar Airways (or Louis Vuitton clientele) in a fantastical manner: at breakfast and brunch, there are Parisian viennoiseries and smoked fish platters with caviar. (Who doesn’t have a home line these days?) But Louis Vuitton is venturing into a space that no luxury brand has gone before: an airport lounge. Fashion houses expanding into mediums beyond fashion is nothing new.
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