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He's actively making sure that people get sick and stopping local governments from taking precautions because his donors are telling him too. This is insanely fukked up, It should be a huge scandal
Florida Gov. DeSantis will run for President in 2028
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The same mother fukkers
Armchair Militant
Stay woke
The guy governs like he won by 10 points 
So now I'm really going to hold my AMC shares lol
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DeSantis promotes COVID-19 treatment in Orlando, downplays vaccine effectiveness
By STEVEN LEMONGELLO
ORLANDO SENTINEL |
AUG 16, 2021 AT 6:29 PM
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, on Monday, August 16, 2021. DeSantis discussed the use of a monoclonal antibody treatment that is being offered at a rapid response clinic located at the vaccination site at the stadium. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel) (Rich Pope / Orlando Sentinel)
Gov. Ron DeSantis held another event to promote Regeneron treatments for COVID-19 on Monday, unveiling a new clinic at Camping World Stadium in Orlando amid the surge in cases and hospitalizations in the state.
Asked why he hasn’t been promoting vaccinations with the same enthusiasm he has for the monoclonal antibody treatment, DeSantis downplayed the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing the spread of the virus and said “our entire vulnerable population has basically been vaccinated.”
“Even though we’ve done all the nursing homes, for example, we still see people that are testing positive in the nursing homes,” DeSantis said. “So yeah, they’re vaccinated. That’s great. That was the right thing to do. I do think it reduced for at least a few months the number of infections in nursing homes. But it’s not just Florida, you’re seeing now more people are testing positive. So then what do you do?”
Florida reported 15,962 hospitalizations Monday, according to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, along with 25,991 new cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday.
DeSantis held his second event since Friday promoting the use of Regeneron, an antibody cocktail that received emergency FDA approval to treat those with the coronavirus late last year.
It was used to treat former President Trump when he was sick with COVID-19 in October, with Trump later declaring it a “cure.”
The Camping World site, DeSantis said, is now open seven days a week for as many as 320 treatments a day. Those who have tested positive can schedule an appointment on patientportalfl.com, and a prescription is not necessary following state Surgeon General Scott Rivkees’ standing order last week.
“This has been shown to dramatically reduce the likelihood that you’re admitted into the hospital,” DeSantis said. With vaccinations and Regeneron, “It’s not an either/or. You want to do both. If you’re vaccinated [and] you’re high risk, you still may want to get this treatment. Obviously, if you’re not vaccinated, and you’re high risk and you get infected, you want to get the treatment.”
The Orlando site is the second in the state following one that opened last week in Jacksonville.
As for why he wasn’t holding vaccination events, DeSantis pointed to the many he held over the winter and into the spring, saying “no governor did more public events.” He has not held an event specifically promoting vaccines since May, however, the same day he announced a ban on businesses requiring so-called “vaccination passports.”
DeSantis was criticized by some anti-vaccination activists when he made remarks in favor of vaccines in June. A spokesperson called such criticism “clickbait,” according to Politico.
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Of late, he’s talked about how vaccines weren’t as successful at preventing transmission as previously thought, though they were successful in preventing severe illness and hospitalization.
“The vaccines are helping to reduce severe outcomes, not protecting against transmission to the extent that we had hoped,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis also said the Regeneron treatments, which usually cost between $1,500 and $6,500, according to CBS News, will not cost the state any money.
“The Trump administration basically just bought out all of the monoclonal antibodies once they were being developed,” DeSantis said. “So it does not cost the state of Florida any money to get here. And it does not cost the patients any money to receive it.”
Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani criticized DeSantis, arguing that while the governor is “not a full-blown anti-vaxxer, it’s like he doesn’t want to upset those who don’t support the vaccine.”
DeSantis “was almost waving a ‘mission accomplished’ banner a few months ago, and he’s now finding himself in a situation where he’s trying to normalize the current hospitalization rates by promoting a treatment versus promoting prevention,” Eskamani said. “It’s more ‘when you get sick’ versus preventing you from getting sick.”
By STEVEN LEMONGELLO
ORLANDO SENTINEL |
AUG 16, 2021 AT 6:29 PM
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, on Monday, August 16, 2021. DeSantis discussed the use of a monoclonal antibody treatment that is being offered at a rapid response clinic located at the vaccination site at the stadium. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel) (Rich Pope / Orlando Sentinel)
Gov. Ron DeSantis held another event to promote Regeneron treatments for COVID-19 on Monday, unveiling a new clinic at Camping World Stadium in Orlando amid the surge in cases and hospitalizations in the state.
Asked why he hasn’t been promoting vaccinations with the same enthusiasm he has for the monoclonal antibody treatment, DeSantis downplayed the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing the spread of the virus and said “our entire vulnerable population has basically been vaccinated.”
“Even though we’ve done all the nursing homes, for example, we still see people that are testing positive in the nursing homes,” DeSantis said. “So yeah, they’re vaccinated. That’s great. That was the right thing to do. I do think it reduced for at least a few months the number of infections in nursing homes. But it’s not just Florida, you’re seeing now more people are testing positive. So then what do you do?”
Florida reported 15,962 hospitalizations Monday, according to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, along with 25,991 new cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday.
DeSantis held his second event since Friday promoting the use of Regeneron, an antibody cocktail that received emergency FDA approval to treat those with the coronavirus late last year.
It was used to treat former President Trump when he was sick with COVID-19 in October, with Trump later declaring it a “cure.”
The Camping World site, DeSantis said, is now open seven days a week for as many as 320 treatments a day. Those who have tested positive can schedule an appointment on patientportalfl.com, and a prescription is not necessary following state Surgeon General Scott Rivkees’ standing order last week.
“This has been shown to dramatically reduce the likelihood that you’re admitted into the hospital,” DeSantis said. With vaccinations and Regeneron, “It’s not an either/or. You want to do both. If you’re vaccinated [and] you’re high risk, you still may want to get this treatment. Obviously, if you’re not vaccinated, and you’re high risk and you get infected, you want to get the treatment.”
The Orlando site is the second in the state following one that opened last week in Jacksonville.
As for why he wasn’t holding vaccination events, DeSantis pointed to the many he held over the winter and into the spring, saying “no governor did more public events.” He has not held an event specifically promoting vaccines since May, however, the same day he announced a ban on businesses requiring so-called “vaccination passports.”
DeSantis was criticized by some anti-vaccination activists when he made remarks in favor of vaccines in June. A spokesperson called such criticism “clickbait,” according to Politico.
Political Pulse Newsletter
Weekly
Get latest daily updates on the Joel Greenberg & Matt Gaetz investigations plus political news from Central Florida and across the state.
Of late, he’s talked about how vaccines weren’t as successful at preventing transmission as previously thought, though they were successful in preventing severe illness and hospitalization.
“The vaccines are helping to reduce severe outcomes, not protecting against transmission to the extent that we had hoped,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis also said the Regeneron treatments, which usually cost between $1,500 and $6,500, according to CBS News, will not cost the state any money.
“The Trump administration basically just bought out all of the monoclonal antibodies once they were being developed,” DeSantis said. “So it does not cost the state of Florida any money to get here. And it does not cost the patients any money to receive it.”
Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani criticized DeSantis, arguing that while the governor is “not a full-blown anti-vaxxer, it’s like he doesn’t want to upset those who don’t support the vaccine.”
DeSantis “was almost waving a ‘mission accomplished’ banner a few months ago, and he’s now finding himself in a situation where he’s trying to normalize the current hospitalization rates by promoting a treatment versus promoting prevention,” Eskamani said. “It’s more ‘when you get sick’ versus preventing you from getting sick.”
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Hey guys don’t get the vaccine that’s free. Get the virus and then take this expensive medication.These people are fukking morons.
This is like going back to the aids days and telling people to not use condoms but that magic's HIV meds are effective in treating the sickness
GnauzBookOfRhymes
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Yup. He's counting on the legendary short attention span of the american public.
Hey guys don’t get the vaccine that’s free. Get the virus and then take this expensive medication.
Like someone mentioned above, this is all about demonstrating his fealty to and willingness to prostitute himself on behalf of the Ken Griffins of the world. These are people that can single handedly finance elections.
Imo Florida will still be fighting Covid in 2022.
fukking citadel is everywheretrump is gonna run again so this doesnt matter but i was never convinced desantis was a shoe in to make it out of a primary anyway
He’s not running again what the hell is wrong with you?
We'll see
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Little bit of evening hour fascism
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
Once again he aint winning shyt nationally. Most people in most states frown on people laying on the ground dying
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
The guys in here propping him up are just fear mongering
someone shared a tweet in the covid thread just now that Orlando is running out of water because they need to make so much oxygen or some shyt
DeSantis talks like a Jewish Micky Mouse
He's not winning shyt nationally