Florida blocks wealthy vaccine tourists after anger from elderly residents

 

Florida blocks wealthy vaccine tourists after anger from elderly residents

疫苗旅遊激怒年長居民，佛羅里達州阻止有錢的疫苗遊客

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As millions of elderly Floridians scramble to register for a limited but growing supply of COVID-19 vaccines, state officials are clamping down on so-called vaccine tourism by limiting doses to only the state’s part- and full-time residents.

數百萬名年長的佛州人趕忙登記數量有限、但供應量正在提高的新型冠狀病毒病疫苗之際，州府官員也在透過只限該州常住或非常住居民接種，打擊所謂的疫苗旅遊。

Shirley Hicks, 70, spent three weeks glued to her computer to find a dose for her husband Michael, 80, after Florida became one of the first states allowing vaccines for those aged 65 or older.

佛州成為全美首批開放滿65歲者接種疫苗後，70歲的雪莉．希克斯花了3週緊盯她的電腦螢幕，為她80歲丈夫麥可找哪裡可打疫苗。

But with no residency requirements for vaccinations, Florida residents have watched as wealthy tourists have joined the rush for a jab. （Reuters）

但是由於接種疫苗不限當地人，佛州居民眼睜睜看著有錢遊客一起搶打疫苗。（路透）

新聞辭典

block：動詞，攔阻，阻礙。例句：Your car is blocking the road.（你的車擋到路了。）

scramble：動詞，急忙、爭搶做某事。例句：People are scrambling to buy food and medicine.（大家在搶買糧食、醫藥。）

clamp down on something： 片語，取締，禁止或限制。例句：The government is clamping down on drink-driving.（政府正在取締酒後駕車。）