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Jan 17 2021
12:37 pm
By: jbr
‘Vaccine tourism’ stirs anger as coronavirus cases surge
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But already nearly 40,000
Vaccine tourism on the rise as wealthy international tourists eye an opportunity in the U.S.
Disparities in who is getting Covid-19 vaccine
White people traveled to a hard hit Latino neighborhood in New York and took many of the Covid-19 vaccine appointments
'vaccine hunters' are getting their shots by gaming the system
These 'vaccine hunters' are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system
There is a small county in
There is a small county in Alabama, about the size of Blount County, that recently received 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Maybe I'll have to visit Alabama. :)