Canadian snowbirds flock to vaccinate in Florida as rollouts lag north of the border
''OTTAWA - Snowbirds are rushing to get inoculated against COVID-19 down south as provincial vaccine rollouts lag north of the border.
While many of the roughly one million Canadians who flock to sunnier climes most winters have stayed put this year, those who made the migration are signing up for shots.
More than 329,000 people in Florida alone have already received at least one dose, compared to fewer than 207,000 doses administered across Canada as of Thursday, according to one vaccine tracker.''
Florida allows anyone aged 65 and older to sign up for vaccination - at clinics, hospitals drive-thru sites and soon pharmacies - including non-residents and foreigners. County health departments oversee registrations, which can fill up quickly.''
It was on my list of things I could do if I wanted to improve my chances ... I ran myself through the Vaccine Cue calculator and found myself in stage 3; and then what if .... I returned to work in the health field, I'd be in stage 1 and if I landed myself in jail I'd be in stage 2 and if I wintered in Florida, it's likely I'd already be vaccinated