Article contentOTTAWA — Back in March, snowbirds Jeff and Kathy Lerner left their home in Florida earlier than planned, making the long drive back to Ontario to wait out COVID-19 in their primary country of residence. But now the couple are contemplating a return to their gated community in Boca Raton, just north of Miami, to secure a few doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The couple, both 65, would be joining a number of so-called snowbirds from Canada who have travelled to Florida in recent days to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, as a slower rollout in Canada leaves elderly recipients perhaps weeks or months away from getting jabbed. Try refreshing your browser, or 'You can jump the queue': Canada's snowbirds eye COVID-19 vaccination in Florida Back to video“You can jump the queue,” Jeff Lerner said. He considers the decision to fly south far from ideal, but said it appears to be their best option as vaccinations in Canada are distributed slowly relative to the U.S.

Source: National Post January 08, 2021 12:00 UTC