Floridian Mocks Surgeon General Over ‘Completely Immune’ Relative — In The Grave He’s “past” COVID now, “completely immune,” Florida resident writes. “Of course, we are burying this family member next week.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-...adapo-covid-letter_n_6158f8ade4b0502542339f48 What initially appeared to be a letter of praise from a Florida resident about the state’s new surgeon general Saturday turned out to be a searing takedown of Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s deadly, science-defying COVID-19 advice. Florida resident Charles Chamberlain, 81, wrote a letter to the editor of The Tampa Bay Times headlined “Dead Right.” He referred to a recent comment by Ladapo, who dismisses COVID-19 vaccines, that being infected with the disease provides “great protection” from COVID-19. He’s “spot on,” wrote Chamberlain. “I am aware that he is correct because of a recent experience with a member of my family,” Chamberlain added. “He had a severe infection from COVID-19. He is past that now, and is completely immune — not only from COVID-19, but flu and other respiratory infections as well.” Chamberlain added in a gut punch: “Of course, we are burying this family member next week.” Ladapo has been slammed for his anti-science messages critical of masks, lockdowns and vaccines to protect against COVID-19 as the state has continued to be a leader in the nation in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Some 54,000 Floridians have died of COVID-19. Ladapo said last week that students don’t have to quarantine and can continue going to school if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. He is also leaving it up to parents on whether their children wear masks at school. Chamberlain told The Washington Post that he was surprised The Tampa Bay Times published his letter. “I thought it was pretty snarky,” he said. The dead family member he referred to in his letter was his father-in-law. As for Ladapo’s advice about getting COVID-19 and immunity, Chamberlain said: “Well yeah, that’s a way of curing people, but the problem is fatalities.” Twitter fans hailed Chamberlain’s dark attack on Ladapo. (More at above url)
Florida had nation’s worst COVID-19 death rate during summer surge https://floridapolitics.com/archive...orst-covid-19-death-rate-during-summer-surge/ The delta variant-driven summer surge of 2021 was deadlier in Florida than in any other state. The latest federal COVID-19 reports covering the period since June 20 — which roughly coincided with the time the summer surge began — shows that more people have since been reported to have died of the disease in Florida than in any other state. Florida’s per-capita rate of reported COVID-19 deaths also has been higher than any other state in the period, which covers though Oct. 6. Florida’s COVID-19 summer surge appears to be largely over, as the number of new confirmed cases has been plummeting for more than a month, and the number of deaths have been falling for a couple of weeks. The same is mostly true nationally, though some states are seeing increases in their COVID-19 numbers. Most epidemiologists expect that cold states will see their surges peak during colder weather. For now, as case and death numbers fall back toward where they were in June, before the summer surge began, the mortality toll of the disease’s summer outbreak in Florida is coming into clear focus. More people were reported to have died in Florida since June 20 than in any other state — more than Texas, California, or Arizona. Even when Florida’s large population is factored in, Florida’s per-capita death rate was worse than all other states’, including smaller southern states that suffered harsh summer surges, such as Louisiana and Arkansas. Florida Politics examined the Community Profile Reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were released on June 21, which reported cumulative death data through June 20; and Thursday, which covered data through Wednesday. Since June 20, 18,040 Floridians were reported to have died of COVID-19, according to the data. In the same period, the second highest death toll was found in Texas, 14,032. California had the nation’s third highest COVID-19 death toll during that period, with 6,338 reported deaths; followed by Georgia, 5,307; and North Carolina, 3,472. Since June 20, 84 out of every 100,000 Floridians were reported to have died of COVID-19, according to the CDC data. That rate, adjusting for Florida’s large population, is the worst in the nation. The second highest per-capita rate was in Mississippi, where 81 deaths were reported per 100,000 people since June 20. The next highest per-capita death rates were Louisiana, 73; Alabama, 67; and Arkansas, 63. Florida Politics also examined reported COVID-19 deaths by county. Miami-Dade County suffered more reported deaths than any other county in the nation this summer, with 2,032 recorded since June 20. Harris County, Texas, home to Houston, had the second-most reported COVID-19 deaths during the period, with 1,908, followed by Los Angeles County, California, with 1,741. Fourth worst nationally was Broward County, with 1,443 reported COVID-19 deaths during the period. The CDC data covers more than 3,200 American counties and parishes. Also among the 20 worst counties in the nation for summer COVID-19 deaths were Duval County, with 1,151 deaths reported; Palm Beach County, 1,050; Hillsborough County, 929; Polk County, 884; Pinellas County, 845; Brevard County, 738; Orange County, 692; Lee County, 684; and Marion County, 663. On a per-capita basis, nearly all the worst counties in America were rural, low-population counties where a few tragic deaths disproportionately drove up mortality rates. Among America’s 604 counties and parishes with at least 100,000 residents, the six counties with the worst death rates all were in Florida. Marion County, with a population of 365,579, saw 663 COVID-19 deaths reported since June 20, for a rate of 181 deaths per 100,000 residents during that period. That was the worst in the nation for any county with at least 100,000 residents. Citrus County reported COVID-19 deaths at the nation’s second highest rate for counties of at least 100,000, with a rate of 180 deaths per 100,000 residents. Hernando County was next at 173; followed by Bay County, 148; Clay County, 140; and Highlands County, 139. Indian River County, Lake County, Brevard, Polk, Duval, Sumter County, and Pasco counties also had death rates among the 20 worst in the nation among counties with at least 100,000 people.
DeSantis thought Florida was number 1 -- but they are only number 10. So much for "winning". This Is How Many People Have Died From COVID-19 In Florida https://patch.com/florida/miami/how-many-people-have-died-covid-19-florida-2 Since the first death attributable to COVID-19 was reported in the United States on Feb. 29, 2020, an estimated 712,874 Americans have died — and as the delta variant spreads, that number continues to grow. Adjusting for population, there have been a total of 218 COVID-19-related deaths for every 100,000 Americans nationwide. In Florida, deaths attributable to the coronavirus per capita are even more common than they are nationwide. Across the state, 57,303 people have died from the coronavirus, equal to about 269 deaths for every 100,000 people. Of all states — and Washington D.C. — Florida has the 10th highest death rate per capita. Any number of factors contribute to variations in COVID-19 fatalities per capita across the United States. One of them is the per capita infection rate. Just as the number of deaths attributable to the virus per capita is higher in Florida than it is nationwide, COVID-19 infections per capita are too. To date, there have been 3,614,272 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida, equal to 16,969 infections per 100,000 people — compared to 13,544 infections per 100,000 people nationwide. Though it is not always the case, states with higher than average COVID-19 deaths per capita are often also home to larger high-risk populations. One such group is retirement-age Americans, who are at least 90 times more likely to die from the virus if infected than those in the 18 to 29 age group. In Florida, 20.9% of the population are 65 and older. Nationwide, 16.5% of the population fall into that age group. All COVID-19 data used in the story is current as of Oct. 14, 2021.
A low cost vaccine is the best way to stop the death toll in Florida from increasing -- you would think that any rational governor would promote it. But not DeSantis. It might upset his base for his 2024 Presidential run. DeSantis, in rhetorical shift, de-emphasizes promotion of COVID vaccines https://www.rawstory.com/desantis-in-rhetorical-shift-de-emphasizes-promotion-of-vaccine/
Florida breaks single-day COVID case record He disappears whenever there is a surge and if he does say anything it's to distract from the numbers. But then when the surge goes down, he schedules a press conference to talk about Florida having low numbers and declare victory. • Deny there is a problem at all and claim it's made up by liberals • Refuse to do anything whatsoever, and make intentionally doing something to make things worse a point of pride • Once it becomes completely undeniable that there is an issue, switch to saying it's too late to do anything DON'T LOOK UP
Still not a f@cking word from Ron about Covid cases reaching new records nearly everyday, nor nothing on the increased hospitalizations. It's like Ron DeSantis does not give two shiats about the health of anyone in Florida.