Miami mayor announced he would vaccinate all tourists walking around for free

The city of North Miami Beach announced that it will vaccinate all international tourists who travel to the city in Miami-Dade County, Florida for free. The offer was made by the Mayor, Anthony F. DeFillipo, as stated Univision.

// How the 384,000 Sinopharm vaccines arrived this Sunday will be used

The communal chief said that city officials have already spoken to consulates in Peru, Colombia and Honduras to inform their citizens that in North Miami Beach it is possible to have access to the Pfizer vaccine for free.

“This is what we did and we had thousands upon thousands of people who walked through our doorDeFillipo said in an interview via Facebook with Andrés Julián, the former mayor of Ríonegro, Colombia, reported Univision.

The mayor said they would receive people who travel to get vaccinated and clarified that residents of North Miami Beach will not be left without vaccines.

// Traffic, bed occupancy and number of infections, factors the government seeks to expand AMBA restrictions

As of Friday, according to the Florida Department of Health, more than 5.6 million people received the two doses of the coronavirus vaccine statewide. COVID-19 cases total 2,208,584.

“The tourists They only need your passport and the address of the hotel or consulate to be vaccinated», Explained the mayor. Even DeFilippo said that this Sunday the city held a vaccination day in which tourists were welcome.

// Migration advises against going to India, new hotbed of the pandemic after the emergence of a new strain

Argentines traveling to get vaccinated

Beyond this invitation, it is estimated that Hundreds of Argentines have flown to Miami in recent weeks to get vaccinated without complications.

At first, some explained that they had been vaccinated because they had lived in the United States for many years and others argued that they traveled to Florida very often and needed a sort of proof. Others simply said they received the vaccine without a problem after making a short line at one of the vaccination centers.

Since then, flights from Buenos Aires to Miami tend to be packed with Argentines.

But the announcement of the city of Norht Miami Beach contradicts the provisions of the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis. The president insists that only Florida residents can be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

// How the 384,000 Sinopharm vaccines arrived this Sunday will be used

The mayor’s strategy aims to re-attract tourism to the Miami area, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Sunday, the Honduran consulate in Miami publicly thanked De Filippo for his decision.

“Thank you to Major Anthony Defilipo of the city of North Miami Beach, for his collaboration with the Honduran community with COVID-19 vaccines, a great gesture of humanity», He indicated.