Local hospital offers influencers the chance to skip the vaccine line in exchange for social media coverage... pic.twitter.com/U1eSY9OtLQ— Fatgirl Hedonist (@FatgirlHedonist) April 6, 2021
Cari Garcia, the mind behind the Fatgirl Hedonist food blog, was one influencer who received the email. Her first thought: "Are you fucking kidding me?"
Garcia works in the healthcare industry in Broward County and has been attempting to secure vaccines for high-risk family members and friends for several weeks. She says accepting a vaccine appointment because of how many followers she has would present a "huge ethical conflict" for her.
"I feel like there are people that need it more," she tells