Governor Ron Desantis issued an executive order Thursday mandating the state’s vaccine sites ensure patients receiving the COVID-19 vaccine are in fact Florida residents.
Action News Jax first told you on Tuesday that some people have been flocking to the state in what’s known as ‘vaccine tourism’.
We spoke with a Canadian travel agent who has been an uptick in his Canadian clients traveling to Florida in January. Adding that many of them are snow birds, owning property in the state.
We spoke with a local infectious disease expert, Dr. Mohammad Reza, about the new mandate. He tells us this should have been a priority from the get go.
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