Miami Beach started vaccinating against COVID-19 on the beach: “We are waiting for you in the sand, until the doses are empty”

“It’s Sunday, May 2, here in Miami Beach, we’re in South Beach and we’re having a great day. We are building the first pop-up vaccination center in the state of Florida, ”Miami Beach City Commissioner David Richardson told Infobae enthusiastically.

In shorts and a good hat to protect himself from the sun, Richardson summons those over 18 to come to the beach to receive the single dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

“I have 250 doses of Johnson & Johnson today, we hope to use them all. There is a line with about 50 people who have already been vaccinated or are waiting. If you are looking for a shot, come here, we are 16th Street, on the beach, right on the sand, by the sea. There is parking at 16th Street and College. Or if you are on foot, come, there is access to the beach, ”he invited.

The position will remain active throughout the day, until there are no more doses from the batch scheduled for today.

Simply meet there to get your one-time dose of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. You must be over 18, the age authorized by health authorities to receive the injection.

The idea is to vaccinate as many people as possible by facilitating access. For this reason, in addition to vaccinating in supermarkets, pharmacies and shopping centers, the city is now relying on these “pop-up” centers, almost mobile, to add vaccines.

“It’s really important. We are trying to vaccinate as many people as possible, ”Richardson told Infobae. He added, “My goal is to bring these mobile units into the communities. Hopefully today I can target other demographics, maybe a younger audience that otherwise wouldn’t have time to get the shot, but if they’re on the beach maybe they will stop here and get vaccinated quickly. “

Local authorities have understood that the sooner those who live or visit Miami Beach are vaccinated, the sooner cherished normality will return that more than a year ago, the coronavirus took the world. For this reason, all kinds of strategies proliferate. “We will do more of these activities in unusual places to try to reach people who may not have time to go to the main centers,” promised the city commissioner.

Maximizing the number of Americans vaccinated in the coming months is essential for America, which wants to restore a principle of normality around the July 4 vacation and more by the next school year. The country is on track to have an adequate supply of vaccines for all adults by the end of May.

The location where Miami Beach will set up its pop-up vaccination center:

A few days ago, Mayor Dan Gelber asked companies to have offers for those who show proof of vaccination. In a meeting with the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday, he asked board members to think about ways to get customers and employees vaccinated. “Free drinks, whatever,” he proposed determined to increase vaccination rates.

The United States has already applied 243,463,471 COVID-19 vaccines in its territory. Of this shocking figure, 146,239,208 correspond to people inoculated with one dose and 103,422,555 with two. And in the state of Florida, where tomorrow he will be vaccinated on the beach, he has already administered 15,488,105 vaccines.

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