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It is becoming easier to get vaccinated against COVID 19 in Miami, including for tourists.
The federal government, in collaboration with Miami Dade County authorities, set up a temporary vaccination clinic in Miami International Airport, with two locations and which will be in operation until 18 June, Except for June 8 and 9, reported NCB News . The central location is in Terminal D, in the auditorium on the fourth floor and offers the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The second vaccination location at the airport is organized to serve those who approach by car and is located in the area of taxis just outside the airport. Also offers Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Between 7 in the morning and 6 in the afternoon, without the need to have a prior appointment and without requiring proof of residency in Florida, anyone older than years can receive a vaccine, according to local 10.com.
When the project of free Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the International Airport of Miami began, in mid-May, offering the Pfizer vaccine that requires two doses. Logically, being an airport, most of those who are getting vaccinated there are in transit, so during the month of June, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is being offered which is a single dose.
At first it was thought of this temporary clinic with airport workers in mind. However, as in any other vaccination center in Florida, because proof of residency in the state is not required, tourists are the ones doing greater use of this clinic.
And, since most of the County residents who want to be vaccinated have already been inoculated, now the efforts are placed precisely on those who do not live in Miami.
Vaccine tourism
When a person arriving at Miami International Airport from an international flight, an airport employee approaches the departure of the flights to offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine . What in other countries would seem impossible, is already a reality in South Florida. Vaccinations are offered, and the delay is not long.
Generally, the vaccination process without a previous shift at the airport takes less than half an hour.
Miami airport has a transit of 50 million people to anus. The local authorities were always aware that it was a source of COVID contagion – 19, that’s why it is It is essential that these people are also immunized to be able to take care of the local population.
Another important point for the local vaccination is to ensure tourism. This industry continues to be the one that generates the largest number of jobs in the county, therefore, providing security to tourists who decide to travel is part of the strategy to revive the local economy.
The airport is not the only point in the county where vaccines are being destined for tourists. Although tourists can be vaccinated in any central Florida, many of them are approaching the vaccination tents established on the beach.
On the sand of Miami Beach, at the height of the street 16 and at the height from 5th Street, there are vaccination tents where the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is also being offered.
As in the entire state, the only Requirement to be vaccinated is to present a document stating the age of the person. In some cases, they ask for an address, which can be a hotel or a temporary rental address. In the case of adolescents between 12 and 16 years, they must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
To date, the state of Florida has vaccinated . 9 million people with at least one dose of the COVID vaccine – 19.