Joseph Roboz, 73, a Montrealer, is on the board of Century Village East, a condominium complex in Deerfield Beach where about half of the more than 8,000 condominiums are owned by Canadian snowbirds. Mr. Roboz, who has a lung ailment, said that after arriving in Florida in January, he had been vaccinated within 48 hours. He said vaccinating Canadian residents in Florida, big contributors to the local economy, was a public health imperative. He said getting vaccinated had been a draw, along with the opportunity to pass the days lolling at their Florida home’s outdoor spa, surrounded by real palm trees, sans frostbite. That should be just in time to see the plastic palm trees “bloom.”

Source: New York Times March 20, 2021 09:00 UTC