But there is one sought-after item that isn’t readily available in San Pedro Garza Garcia: COVID-19 vaccine. “Mexico is lagging behind,” said Mauricio Fernández Garza, a 70-year-old businessman who served three terms as mayor of San Pedro Garza Garcia, a suburb of Monterrey in northern Mexico. Many wealthy Mexicans who fly north to get vaccinated may have second homes and businesses in the United States. In San Pedro Garza Garcia, it’s not uncommon for residents to have season tickets to Dallas Cowboys games. “The cost of a vaccine is much less than what you spend while you’re there.”Linthicum reported from San Pedro Garza Garcia and Hennessy-Fiske reported from Edinburg.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 31, 2021 09:02 UTC