'We've seen over the past few years, really, the bankruptcy of the public health establishment,' the Florida governor said during a roundtable discussion.
is asking a grand jury to investigate whether Floridians were misled by COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers after claims by his state's surgeon general that the vaccines could potentially harm those who received it.
He also announced the creation of a board to"advise the public and provide oversight" of the public health establishment in what he described as a counterweight to institutions like the Centers for Disease Control, with which he regularly clashed during the pandemic over recommendations to self-isolate and wear masks in public settings.
"We've seen over the past few years, really, the bankruptcy of the public health establishment," DeSantis said during the discussion before criticizing public health officials' decisions to"If that doesn't just go to show this is all just a huge political farce, I don't know what it is," he added."...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis takes his mask off to speak at a news conference on the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, on July 13, 2020, in Miami. On Tuesday, DeSantis said he is asking a grand jury to investigate whether Floridians were misled by COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers after claims by his state's surgeon general that the vaccines could potentially harm those who received it.
Since the start of the pandemic, Kulldorff and Bhattacharya have been favorites of conservative institutions like the Brownstone Institute and Hillsdale College for their skepticism of the science behind the vaccines, the severity of the virus and measures intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19..
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