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Old 01-20-2021, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
There are tens of thousands of Florida residents who are not US citizens. People *residing* in Florida come from all over the world. If they are living in Florida when the vaccines are available, why should they be required to risk spreading virus to everyone who isn't yet vaccinated, just because they're not US Citizens? If you force a significant segment of the state's population to NOT get the vaccine, you basically put them AND everyone they come in contact with, at risk.
So true. Vaccination not only protects that person but reduces the ease with which the virus can be transmitted to non-vaccinated people.

I haven't seen any figures (has anyone?) but I doubt that, in reality, many "foreigners" underwent the cost and health risk of flying in to Florida in the hope of getting a jab.