You’ll certainly need good luck with Ron DeSantis in charge!
Republicans love counties. So they might find it interesting that 13 of Florida’s 67 counties (19.4%) have vaccination rates of less than 30% of the population. (source)
All those undervaccinated counties (except Glades) are in the northern part of the state which tends to be more Republican.
A pro-science group called 314 Action is criticizing big donors who contribute to the DeSantis pro-infection agenda.
PAC targets top Ron DeSantis donors to combat ‘destructive, anti-science agenda’
Florida is the first state in the U.S. to see more COVID-19 deaths now than during its previous winter peak, breaking prior records after logging 1,486 deaths among residents from Aug. 13-19 — its highest total ever.
Mayo Clinic professor Dr. Vincent Rajkumar blames the highly transmissible delta variant of the virus, and DeSantis’ ban on local mask mandates — including for public schools, where many students are under 12 and not yet cleared to be vaccinated.
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Florida’s ranking could still be far lower if DeSantis reversed course on some of his policies, according to 314 Action Executive Director Joshua Morrow, who said hitting the Governor’s campaign bank account could be the surest way to get him to rethink things.
“Ron DeSantis’ donors need to understand just what they’re funding with their big checks — the devastation of families across Florida and the United States,” he said in a statement. “(The) Governor refuses to listen to science and take necessary steps to protect lives. These donors should understand where their values lie: with the lies and corruption coming out of the DeSantis administration, not public health and safety.”
Medical experts overwhelmingly agree that COVID-19 vaccines are “remarkably effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulated delta variant.”
Florida deserves somebody better than ΔeSantis.
