A private island off the coast of Miami paid $30,000 for 1,800 coronavirus antibody tests

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

while the rest of the US struggles to obtain any tests at all. Here's how America's richest ZIP code did it.

The only way to get to the richest place in the US is by ferry — or private yacht, if you have one.

As a 39-year-old father of two who lives on Fisher Island told Business Insider, "Living on the island has one benefit: No one you don't want can come inside. The ferry is the only way in." The resident works in the car industry and didn't wish to be named.

Fisher Island, a 216-acre members-only island off the coast of Miami, is home to 800 families with an average income of $2.2 million, making it the wealthiest ZIP code in the US, according to Bloomberg.

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On April 13, Fisher Island exploded onto the national news scene when Charles Rabin and Aaron Leibowitz of the Miami Herald reported that the island had obtained coronavirus antibody testing for all of its residents and staff. What unfolded over the next four days was a spotlight on the ultrawealthy Florida enclave that raised outrage from local officials, but, more than anything, highlighted yet another way in which money is making all the difference in how people in America are weathering the coronavirus pandemic.

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This is why we cannot leave testing to the private sector like many Republicans say we should do.

[Hoyt]

1. If I remember, they got the tests through a medical group affiliated with U of Miami. They need

to explain that deal to the public.

[jimfields33]

5. I think Chicago mayor or governor did the same

Only way to get these tests and equipment. I think it’s do these you can with whatever you can to save lives.

[gibraltar72]

2. I read some where a couple weeks ago about some ski area

where a swell from a drug company or something like that had brought in 8000 kits so everyone could be tested, He wouldn't want to be among the unwell.

[SKKY]

3. Does this surprise anyone? I mean, at least they paid a premium for them...

...moreover, no doubt Gaetz had something to do with this.

[jimfields33]

6. He's in charge of one county in Pensacola

Why wouldn’t he get himself and others In Pensacola la the supplies.

[SKKY]

10. My apologies. I meant to say Desantis...

...But by that same token, I have no doubt Gaetz would do this if some of those 800 residents promised to donate to his campaign.

[jimfields33]

11. No doubt you are right. They both suck!!!!!

So many creeps hard to keep up with the names. Have a great one!!!!

[sop]

4. I used to drive past Fisher Island every afternoon on my way from downtown Miami to Miami Bch.

The ferry at the Miami Beach end of MacArthur Causeway, the one that crosses Government Cut and takes cars and passengers out to and back from Fisher Island, was always full of workers and tradesmen going to and coming from their jobs on the island. The wealthiest zip code in the US couldn't function for a hour if not for all the maids, cooks, doormen, restaurant workers, security guards, gardeners, maintenance workers, car valets, delivery drivers and all the other working class folks out on Fisher Island.

These billionaires better plan on testing everyone who sets foot on Fisher Island, every single day, if they want to remain untouched by C-19. The ultra-wealthy rely on others more than any other group to maintain their plush lifestyles.

[cwydro]

7. Didn't Rosie O'Donnell live there at one time, if not now?

I seem to remember that.

[sop]

8. O'Donnell lives(ed) on Star Island, very close to, but not quite as exclusive as Fisher Island.

[cwydro]

9. Ah, yeah. I lived in the Keys for awhile and had a nice ride around those islands with a well-off

friend one day while up in the Miami area.

Unbelievable houses (those that you could see).