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Related: About this forumGov. DeSantis' hypocrisy on parental rights
Gov. DeSantis hypocrisy on parental rightsTampa Bay Times Editorial Board, 6/7/2022
The Republican governors mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic hit another low point Tuesday, as Florida became the only state in the union not to preorder COVID-19 vaccines for the nations youngest children. The failure by the third-largest state to meet Tuesdays deadline could delay delivery of the much-awaited vaccines to Floridas pediatricians, clinics, pharmacies and pediatric hospitals.
This is another dumb move by a governor and the unfit surgeon general he appointed that emboldens the COVID quackery that is prolonging this crisis. In a statement late Wednesday, the Florida Department of Health said it didnt preorder because it doesnt recommend vaccines for healthy children, a ridiculous position that contradicts federal health guidelines that recommend everyone age 5 and up get vaccinated. Its any wonder that anyone takes the departments advice at all.
Thousands of medical facilities across the country will get the doses, according to the Miami Herald, but Florida facilities that rely on the federal pipeline may not until the state places its order. The timing is critical; this week, U.S. health experts evaluate whether to recommend Moderna and Pfizers COVID-19 vaccines for young children. The nation has about 18 million babies, toddlers and preschoolers in the last age group awaiting approval for the vaccine. The Food and Drug Administrations panel of independent experts on Wednesday approved Modernas two-shot regimen for children 6 months through age 5, and Pfizers three-dose series for those 6 months to 4 years, saying both vaccines appear to be safe and effective. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will convene its own experts late this week, and once approved, the doses will go out.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2022/06/17/gov-desantis-hypocrisy-on-parental-rights-editorial/
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katmondoo
(6,498 posts)Diamond_Dog
(34,711 posts)FloridaBlues
(4,368 posts)Lets just hope hes not. 100 million dollars sitting in his war chest.
CrispyQ
(38,269 posts)It might work, too.
Timeflyer
(2,637 posts)As lifelong Floridian, it feels like a cult has taken over the state and they just keep importing and recruiting more members. Some of us are fighting back, but it's 24/7 battle.
Baitball Blogger
(48,062 posts)De Santis has convinced me that Satan could run promising, pestilence, famine, war and death and the right will vote for him.
Vogon_Glory
(9,572 posts)the point where sanity breaks through and the convalescents, friends, and grieving loved ones pause in their grief and decide that the politicians enabling epidemics to spread should be canned was when maybe ten percent die from the disease. THATS A MORTALITY RATE OF TEN PERCENT OF A STATES, PROVINCES, OR NATIONS TOTAL POPULATION.
What with DeSantis in Florida and Abbott in Texas and their clueless supporters, Ive come to believe that the rate might be higher: 45 percent or higher until the voters in those states wise up and throw them out.
Roy Rolling
(7,176 posts)His drag Queen name? Rhonda Santis. 😂