PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):— Recently, confusion and discussion arose on social media about the eligibility of so-called ”snowbirds” (people who only reside on the island for a couple of months every year), and vaccine tourists. These groups would try to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Sint Maarten while they are not eligible.
The vaccination registration system as it currently is asks for any form of identification, so not necessarily a Sint Maarten ID. This was purposely done to include undocumented persons residing on the island. Documented or not, these persons live in Sint Maarten and can thus also contract and spread the ...
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