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Vaccine Shortage Puts Americans on the Road in Search of Shots

  • Florida, ski resorts seeing influx of vaccine tourists
  • More than 36,000 out-of-staters snared recent doses in Florida
People wait in line to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in Fort Myers, Florida.Photographer: Octavio Jones/Getty Images
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People in the U.S. finally are traveling again, though not all these trips are for business or rest and relaxation. Instead, some are engaging in vaccine tourism.

Frustrated by crashing appointment websites, shortages of Covid-19 shots and a patchwork of confusing eligibility rules, people with time and money are heading out of town in pursuit of a potentially life-saving inoculation.