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SFU professors raise concerns about snowbirds travelling during COVID-19

By: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Many retired Canadians continue to participate in international migration to warmer climates such as Mexico or Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic. People who engage in this practice can be referred to as “snowbirds.” An estimated 375,000 snowbirds travel annually to the United States and Mexico to escape the Canadian winter.  In an article by SFU professors Valorie Crooks and Jeremy Snyder, the authors describe how snowbirds may complicate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “We need to be preparing ourselves for how we’re going to deal with the fact that people are going to access this…

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