[rmd2]

Originally Posted by Choro&Swing

Don’t get too excited. These foreigners can’t get vaccinated unless they apply and get a time and show up. I’m a citizen, and I’ve applied, but I haven’t yet received a time, and it seems that there isn’t vaccine available. If they fly in from Canada to get vaccinated and can afford it, so what? Many of these people (and it’s a very tiny number, anyway) come down and stay for a month or more waiting for their vaccinations. Meanwhile, they spend a LOT of money in Florida. That money benefits YOU! We need a lot more visitors here with a lot of money to spend on housing, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. I know people here in Florida who have registered in their home states for the vaccine, and if they get the opportunity, they will fly or drive home to get it. This cuts both ways.

This analogy doesn't cut both ways. In the first example you gave it was someone who was NOT a citizen of the US and in the last example it WAS a US citizen.

[Dahabs]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Welcome to the Health Tourist Club.
UK has had this all year round for years.
People fly in to get free treatment and abuse our health system from all around the world.
Costs us billions.

Find this very hard to believe.

[Bob.Betty]

But this is such fun stuff too read

[toeser]

Originally Posted by giorgio1948

I would like to know why Florida is getting such high grades ON THE NEWS getting shots in arms when the entire county of Sumter County, FL which INCLUDES THE VILLAGES with NO SHOTS AVAILABLE?! WHATS GOING ON GETTING THE VACCINES IN THE VILLAGES, FL GOVERNOR DESANTIS?

Florida is getting high marks because it has distributed and used the vaccines it got. Would you feel better about being in New York or California where they are way behind on actually getting people vaccinated? 6.8% of the people in Sumter County have been vaccinated. That is way ahead of many other parts of the country and state.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Dahabs

Find this very hard to believe.

Nigerian health tourist costs NHS PS500k after giving birth to quadruplets in UK | World | News | Express.co.uk

Health tourists: How much do they cost and who pays? - Full Fact

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=health+tou...=v236-1&ia=web

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I don't have a subscription to the WSJ but there is enough of this article that can be read which says Florida is vaccinating non US citizens. The vaccine is paid for my our government yet Florida is vaccinating non US citizens. How can this be?

Florida’s Covid-19 Vaccines Draw Foreigners, Snowbirds - WSJ

Why would there be a concern with them getting a shot? I mean, we feed them, clothe them, educate their kids, provide free housing, free phones, food stamps, AFDC, etc.

What's the big deal about a shot?

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by biker1

Nothing. It is a figure of speech. For the love of God, have you never heard of "for the love of God"?

Well, have you heard of:

“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

(hint: it's #3)

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by Scott O

You are all welcome to my 2 doses...have at it..

Me too. Take mine.

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by Dahabs

And doesn't getting them vaccinated reduce the risk for all?

Keeping them OUT does so as well

[biker1]

Whatever floats your boat ...

Originally Posted by oneclickplus

Well, have you heard of:

“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

(hint: it's #3)

[cafw1]

It's no misunderstanding and it's not not hatred to object to the fact that people who are not US citizens are legally getting the Covid immunization. US citizens have a right to object to our leaders allowing this. Lots of countries are restricting people from coming into their countries and bringing Covid with them but not the US---we allow it. We seem to allow anything. Why? We shouldn't be asking people to wear masks and to socially distance---we should be mandating it.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Scott O

Wow, it’s just unbelievable how everyone thinks this is the end all for a virus that has a .02% mortality rate and the reactions to the vaccines are greater than 2.76% and now it’s the Governor’s fault because they are waiting for more shipments...smdh

Maybe so but it is a miserable way to die. Say good by to your loved ones on an iPad.

[airstreamingypsy]

The more people who get vaccinated, the safer we all are.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

The article says that most of these people own second homes in Florida. isn't it in the best interest of the citizens to make sure that everyone that lives here whether full time or part time is vaccinated? I know that I'd like it if my neighbor that spends six months a year in close proximity to me is vaccinated. I don't care where he is from.

[stebooo]

At a cost of 25k-80k I don't think that will generate the numbers of foreigners we need to worry about. Maybe we could charge 50k per shot.