‘Hopefully We’ll See Cruising From This Port This Summer’: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava At COVID Vaccination Pop-Up Event At Port Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava stopped by PortMiami Wednesday morning where a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site was putting shots in the arms of port workers and anyone who wanted one.

“My new motto, I have a motto, so my new motto is no arms left behind,” she said.

The mayor said the site will be open until 4 p.m. and no appointment was needed.

Ancil Hunter got his shot.

“It feels great, I barely realized I had gotten it,” he said.

Another to get a shot was Rafi Bendavid whose son works for Royal Caribbean.

“He knew that I needed to get the shot so he told me the company was offering for the families so if you would like to take it, I said, yes of course,” he said.

Levine Cava said that this will not be the only pop-up location they will be doing.

“We also are going to be operating pop-ups throughout the county, in places where people congregate. Malls, universities, major worksites, we are going to the airport, will be at the airport in May. Everywhere that there are people gathered, we want to eliminate barriers to getting the vaccine, nothing will put us back to normal without this vaccine,” said Levine Cava.

With it now being easier to get the COVID-19 vaccine, hopefully, that’s good news for the cruise industry.

“So we know that very serious conversations are underway to resume. The CDC recognizes that vaccines are really the critical change that will allow us to get back to safe cruising, and we’re very, very hopeful that we’ll see cruising from this port this summer,” Levine Cava said.

Levine Cava said several of the cruise lines are in conversations with the CDC and the county is backing them 100 percent.

“We try to bring all of our cruise companies together to speak with one voice because as a county, we want to be sure that we take the measures necessary to protect our residents or visitors or workers,” she said.