Florida is suing the Biden Administration in federal district court to overturn the unlawful “Conditional Sailing Order” enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “We must allow our cruise liners and their employees to get back to work and safely set sail again,” said Governor Ron DeSantis.Continue Reading
On Sunday, the iconic new magazine, 60 Minutes, attempted one of the biggest smears in media history regarding Florida’s COVID-19 response and vaccine distribution efforts. The Washington Post sums it up this way: According to “60 Minutes,” critics alleged that DeSantis engaged in “pay-to-play” with his vaccine rollout, favoring theContinue Reading
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced issuing Executive Order (Number 21-81) “Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Passports” in a tweet Friday: Today I issued an executive order prohibiting the use of so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports. The Legislature is working on making permanent these protections for Floridians and I look forward to signing themContinue Reading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the original no-sail order for cruise ships over one year ago and has indicated it will remain in place until November. This has prompted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to call on the federal health agency to rescind the order that hasContinue Reading
In case you don’t know who Jennifer Rubin is, she writes a daily opinion piece at the Washington Post and if you even take a rudimentary glance at her work, you’ll quickly see she is just wrong about everything. Just awful. She is a version of Bill Kristol–stating everything incorrectContinue Reading
On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Walgreens is increasing the number of their stores offering vaccine to 97 across 19 counties. Appointments are now open. In addition starting Monday, the age of eligibility to receive a vaccine will be lowered to 60 years and older. The Governor’s Seniors FirstContinue Reading
On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that CVS Health will administer COVID-19 vaccines at 76 additional CVS Pharmacy locations across Florida. The additional 76 retail locations announced are in addition to the 81 stores previously announced–bringing the total number of CVS Health vaccination sites to 157. “I’m pleased toContinue Reading
Upon the passing of talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh last week, many people offered tribute to Limbaugh on social media and elsewhere, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. In a statement last week, the Governor wrote: Casey and I are truly saddened to learn of the passing of fellow Floridian andContinue Reading
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the establishment of four COVID-19 vaccination sites in partnership with the federal government in Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville. These sites will open on March 3 and will operate 7 days per week, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Each site will administer 2,000 vaccines perContinue Reading
On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that by February 1st, the COVID-19 vaccine will have been offered to every resident and staff member to Florida’s nearly 700 nursing homes and over 3,000 assisted living facilities. This encouraging announcement follows another the Governor made late last week concerning vaccines andContinue Reading
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said today “Florida remains steadfast in our commitment to putting Seniors First and the numbers speak for themselves.” Florida is first in the nation in the vaccination of seniors 65+ based on publicly available data from other states–the first state in the nation to vaccinate more thanContinue Reading
Florida officials announced that nearly 350,000 seniors have been vaccinated to date, more than any other state in the nation that’s reporting updates. The state continues to prioritize vaccine access to seniors age 65 and older – a strategy that initially went above and beyond recommended guidelines issued by theContinue Reading
On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and Florida Department of Health (FDOH) have partnered with Publix Supermarkets to establish COVID-19 vaccination sites. Governor DeSantis made this announcement at the first Publix vaccination site in Ocala. Through a partnership with FDEM and FDOH, Publix isContinue Reading
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced four new actions the state is taking to continue its proactive approach to increase vaccinations and reaffirmed his commitment of putting Florida’s Seniors first. The Governor made the announcement during visits to Orlando Health in Seminole County and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. 1) ExpandingContinue Reading
Florida Department of Health officials announced that more 12,300 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to date and people who are 65 years old or older are on deck next week. Officials say the county’s 68 Skilled Nursing Facilities were reached within five days of the arrival of the PfizerContinue Reading
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says her hard, some would consider draconian measures she has taken during the pandemic in her state has in her words, “studies have shown we have saved thousands of lives”. During a interview on Face the Nation Sunday (Start at 4:47 in the video below), WhitmerContinue Reading
Last week, Florida Ron DeSantis highlighted the efforts his administration has taken on behalf of Floridians over the past year, producing a lengthy list published on his website. Governor Ron DeSantis said, “This has been a year of challenges, but it has also been a year of historic feats, innovationContinue Reading
The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA), released a video of restaurant members and employees thanking Governor Ron DeSantis for supporting Florida restaurants by allowing them to remain open and safely operating. “On behalf of that 10,000 members of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA), I want to thank GovernorContinue Reading
This week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the State of Florida’s initial distribution plan for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Florida is preparing to receive 367,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine next week, pending Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Doses of the Moderna vaccine will be distributed toContinue Reading
On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis provided an update on Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan after returning from a Washington, D.C. meeting, which includes details on the state’s initial allocation of 179,400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. “The federal government has allocated Florida 179,400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine forContinue Reading
In a follow-up on the police raid of former Department of Health scientist, Rebekah Jones Tallahassee home yesterday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) issued a statement of serving the search warrant: According to FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen, “Our investigation began last month following a complaint by Florida DepartmentContinue Reading
