Ah, there's the "trump" reference again. You need to find yourself a new hobby. Maybe get another cat.
I probably would if the data were considerably worse here in Florida than anywhere else. It isn't. Its actually surprisingly good! Especially considering that we've been OPEN since June. eating in restaurants, going to the gym (or the dojo in my case), going to work, going to school, kids in sports, you know - LIVING. Not living in fear like you in your house full of cats. Living. DeSantis is doing the right thing. And Floridians - not the Orlando Sentinel, not the Miami Herald or the Tampa Bay Times - real Floridians - know it. You can have your liberal papers and your screaming and your obsession with fraud and everything else. We'll take our Stanley Cup win for the Lightning. We'll take our superbowl Bucs. We'll take our improving employment situation, our rise in Real Estate prices because of all the people FLEEING to Florida from the North. We'll take all the new jobs. We'll take our kids getting a proper education. We'll take them having their proms and their birthday parties. We'll take the beaches and the sunsets. We'll take DeSantis while you shout and scream "wwhhhhhyyyyyy, GOd? Wwhhhhhyyyyy???"
"DeSantis for the win" -- while Florida reaches its highest COVID death toll in January,, DeSantis is spending his time trying to regulate tech companies for “neutering” political candidates -- something he has no control over. Gov. Ron DeSantis targets Big Tech with new legislation https://www.clickorlando.com/news/l...esantis-hosts-news-conference-in-tallahassee/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took aim at Silicon Valley tech companies Tuesday saying Facebook, Twitter, Google and others are violating Floridians’ privacy and “neutering” political candidates access to voters. The governor announced legislation Tuesday morning from the Florida State Capitol that he said would protect Floridians privacy rights. "These platforms have played an increasingly decisive role in elections and have negatively impacted Americans who descend from orthodoxies favored by the Big Tech cartel,” DeSantis said. DeSantis talked about Twitter and Facebook pulling the plug on former President Donald Trump’s accounts during his final days in office after he repeatedly posted inaccuracies about he 2020 election. He railed the tech companies who essentially took the alternative platform Parlor off line. When asked by a reporter if he agreed with Trump that the election was stolen by widespread voter fraud DeSantis shot back, “How many people tweeted in 2016, 17,18,19, and 20 that Russia stole the election for Trump? That happened every day, 1,000s of times a day.” The governor said big tech are only “de-platforming” Republican politicians. “Web hosting, the payment processing, take away your email, your text, you could totally neuter a candidates ability to communicate and execute a campaign plan,” DeSantis said. The governor was joined by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Rep. Blaise Ingoglia (R- Hernando County). Upon leaving the news conference DeSantis declined to say if legislation has actually been filed in the Florida House or Senate.
How nice -- a picture of a room filled with the executives from the tech industry who care what DeSantis thinks.
"DeSantis for the win" -- let's take a look at why the DeSantis administration stopped tracking the many people who are overdue for their second doses. 'So frustrated': Florida couple turned away from receiving second vaccine dose https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-second-vaccine-dose-turned-down/35387377 South Florida residents are sharing the struggles they've experienced while attempting to get their second dose of the vaccine at Hard Rock Stadium. Patti and Alan Miller of Boynton Beach say they were turned away from the mass vaccination site after spending about four hours at the site. They say when they received their first dose on Jan. 8, they were told what they needed to do in order to receive their second dose. “We asked whether we needed an appointment and they said ‘No, you did not need an appointment. You should just come that day, any time that day,'" said Patti Miller. The Millers say the staff member told them they only had to bring their vaccination card, which includes the date for their second dose on it. The day written on that card was Jan. 29. They then tell WPBF 25 News what happened when they arrived on that day. "He said ‘That’s not an appointment,’ and he proceeded to write, ‘Exit’ on our windshield,” said Alan Miller. “And he said ‘You take the cards there, they’re no good and you don’t have an appointment and you cannot stay here,' and there was no use arguing with him because he said, ‘You’re leaving. You have to leave,” said Patti Miller. "Once we reached a certain point and we tried to talk to somebody, the National Guard came over and said, ‘You have to move. You’re blocking traffic.’ And that was it," said Alan Miller. Now, the Millers are trying to book appointments for their second dose of the vaccine anywhere they can. "I’m just so frustrated,” said Patti Miller. "The most frustrating thing is how do you plan your life with the system that they have?” said Alan Miller. "It’s not like the Hard Rock Stadium is around the corner." Kristine Thurston and Myles Halsband also live in Boynton Beach. They also tell WPBF 25 News what they were told by staff members when they received their first dose of the vaccination. "They said, ‘Call us as soon as you can and try to make an appointment’ but if you can’t, they said, ‘Here’s your card and come on the date that’s on your card. No appointment necessary and we’ll give you the second dose,” said Thurston. Thurston and Halsband both received their second dose of the vaccine at the stadium on Sunday. However, they say they were uncertain Thurston would receive it because Halsband recently received a call confirming his appointment but Thurston did not. "“I didn’t seem to have any problem getting the second dose today, so I was certainly relieved about that, but it was very stressful. On Thursday and Friday, there was a huge amount of stress because there was no way to know what was going to happen when I arrived," said Thurston. She says they were both informed that the card with the date for the second dose on it indeed was enough to get the second vaccination. “I think it turned out OK for us,” said Thurston. “I worry about the people who might be continuing to fall between the cracks." WPBF 25 News has reached out to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County for their response to these reported issues and more information on the official process, but we are still waiting to hear back.
Very interesting. A couple is upset. *yawn* On another related note, the local Tampa Bay 9 station was talking this morning about how some dosages of the vaccine are being wasted because medical personnel - the so-called "Front Line" folks are refusing their vaccines. Once the vaccine set aside for them is defrosted, they refuse it. Then the administration of the vaccine goes out to a local waiting list, but if they don't get someone in time, the vaccine spoils. Now why would medical personnel refuse the vaccine? They must be anti-vaxxers!
Remember DeSantis did not want any help from FEMA... Florida gets $245 million from FEMA to help vaccinate more people https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article248945894.html The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that Florida will receive $245 million to cover costs associated with transporting, storing and handling COVID-19 vaccines. The new FEMA funds, announced on Monday, aim to help Florida vaccinate more people. As of Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 7.8% of Floridians have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which ranks 18th among the 50 states, and that 59% of all vaccines distributed to the state have made it into someone’s arm, a figure that ranks 42nd among the 50 states. “This funding will help the state distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccinations to more Floridians,” said Gracia Szczech, regional administrator for FEMA Region IV. “We have been working closely with our state partners since the onset of the pandemic, and these dollars will assist with their ongoing efforts.” The FEMA grants to Florida are part of a larger national effort that began last week, with FEMA announcing $1 billion to reimburse states like Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. “Good news: After months of urging the federal government to send additional resources to our state, I’m happy to share FEMA will provide Florida with $245M to fund vaccination efforts,” tweeted Central Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy. “This funding will help us put an end to this deadly pandemic & save lives.” The federal funds from FEMA are granted to the state and aren’t a separate program to distribute vaccines in a state where many people have complained about the difficulties of securing a vaccine appointment, including appointments that are announced online only and are snapped up within a matter of minutes. Gov. Ron DeSantis has expanded vaccine access to pharmacies at Publix supermarkets and pledged to prioritize vaccinating senior citizens. DeSantis also dismissed President Joe Biden’s plan to set up federal vaccination sites run by FEMA and the National Guard as a “big mistake.” “I saw some of this stuff Biden’s putting out, that he’s going to create these FEMA camps,” DeSantis said on Jan. 19. “I can tell you, that’s not necessary in Florida.” Democrats have said that DeSantis won’t communicate with them on the rollout of vaccines, and that allowing Publix to become the primary place to get a vaccine hurts poor and minority communities that aren’t served by the supermarket chain. “Getting a chicken with your vaccine may work for some people, but it doesn’t work for everyone,” said Palm Beach County Rep. Lois Frankel.