Vaccinated vacationers: Baby boomers who got the jab first were ready to roll Older travelers have been the first to burst out of the gate as travel returns.
By Kevyn Burger, Special to the Star Tribune May 5, 2021 9:20am Text size Copy shortlink:
Receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations not only gave Sue and Jim Schlicht a feeling of safety. It also let them feed their neglected wanderlust.
Within a week of getting their second Pfizer shots in February, the St. Cloud couple were Florida-bound, renting a house on the Gulf of Mexico for a week. Being vaccinated felt like a heavy blanket had been lifted off us and we could move again. The cloud of dread was gone, said Sue, 66, a retired community college professor. As a bonus, it was 26 below when we left home and sunny and 76 at the beach.