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1of47Buy PhotoA sign on the University at Albany Campus directs traffic to the site of a new vaccine distribution center being built at the Northwest Gold parking lot on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of47Buy PhotoA sign on the University at Albany Campus informs drivers that there is no vaccine at the nearby COVID-19 testing site on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. A new mass-vaccine distribution center is being built at the Northwest Gold parking lot. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Retired teachers in their 70s fly from New York to their second home in Florida for four days to get the COVID vaccine as Gov DeSantis denies there s an influx of medical tourists saying its snowbirds getting the shots
Retired New York couple Phil and Roberta Rice, both in their early 70s, flew to Florida earlier this month for four days to receive the COVID-19 vaccine because the state is allowing people 65 and up to get the shot
They got the shot on January 7 and will drive back down for the second dose and stay the rest of the winter in their second home in Naples, Florida
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he wants to limit vaccine doses to people living within city limits
Suarez asked the city manager and attorney take all legal steps necessary to prevent nonresidents from getting vaccines before the elderly and high-risk
Local leaders say they cannot turn anyone away because of residency because there is no statewide residency requirement
Gov Ron DeDantis (R) discouraged people from flying down to Florida but said reports of tourists and day-trippers getting shots were exaggerated
It comes as real estate moguls Bill and David Mack reportedly helped get their friends jabs at a retirement home chaired by David
As soon as it opened on January 4, the Rices started calling the number to make vaccination appointments in Florida, just north of their second home in Naples.