Miami Beach calls for COVID-19 vaccination on the beach: this Sunday they will apply doses of Johnson & Johnson until exhaustion

“We will have another COVID vaccination center this Sunday, May 2 at 16th Street Beach (16th Street and the beach) in the sand. This location will have single-dose J&J vaccines and will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or while supplies last. Please share this information, ”said David Richardson, City of Miami Beach Commissioner..

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 goal, explained Richardson, is to get young people to get vaccinated, although eligible people of all ages can get vaccinated. “I’m happy to try this to see if it works, I think there will be a lot of young people,” he was excited.

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

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.

Local authorities have understood that the sooner those who live in or visit Miami Beach are vaccinated, the sooner the precious normalcy the coronavirus took to the world over a year ago will return. For this reason, all kinds of strategies proliferate.

Polls have shown vaccine doubts have diminished since their launch, but from the White House encouraging ideas like Miami Beach to make vaccination easier and more attractive, especially for young Americans who are less at risk of contracting the severe form of the disease and do not feel the same urgency as adults. It means to provide incentives and encouragement to get vaccinated, as well as reduce the friction surrounding the vaccination process.

Maximizing the number of Americans vaccinated in the coming months is essential for the Joe Biden government who wants re-establish a principle of normality around the July 4 vacation and even more for the next school year. The United States is on track to have an adequate supply of vaccines for all adults by the end of May and for all Americans by July.

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.

And since yesterday in all vaccination centers controlled by the State of Florida or the federal government A document proving residence is no longer necessary to access the injection. On the contrary, they already use a verbal control system. Upon arrival at the site, a form is completed with medical questions and personal information, such as name and date of birth. Thus, the complications which, so far, have made it difficult to vaccinate undocumented migrants in Florida, or even those who work temporarily here, have been eliminated.

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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