On Wednesday, reports came out that the State of Florida would be the only state in the country to not pre-order COVID shots for children 5 and under. Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed that Florida would not be recommending COVID shots for Florida’s youngest residents. ” Doctors can get it. Hospitals can get it. There is not going to be any state programs that are going to be trying to get COVID jabs to infants, toddlers, and newborns,” said DeSantis. “That’s not something that we think is appropriate and so that’s not where we are going to be utilizing our resources.” https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1537467071566688259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1537467071566688259%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffloridacapitalstar.com%2F2022%2F06%2F17%2Fdesantis-wont-order-covid-shots-for-children%2F The…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced this week there is “no way” he would be supporting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global pandemic treaty. The treaty began making waves online after news began to spread of the WHO’s annual meeting that started on Monday. The WHO is currently considering amendments from President Joe Biden’s administration to authorize the WHO to have control over when an international health emergency is declared, essentially nullifying American sovereignty over health crises. “We in Florida, there is no way we will ever support this WHO. thing … that’s not going to happen. No way,” DeSantis said during a press conference.…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was a featured guest on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” hosted by Laura Ingraham and said his administration is working on additional legislation to address Disney’s tax status after the Florida Legislature repealed the 1960s-era law that established the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The district allowed Disney to operate relatively autonomously with the ability to tax at its own rate, provide its own police and supervise its own utilities. Florida Republicans have indicated that the repeal of the improvement district was long overdue. However, since the repeal, critics have raised questions about who will cover the cost…