Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday criticized the mandates of President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine for “not following science” about the natural immunity people acquire when they are already infected.
“These mandates, it’s not about science,” the Republican governor said during a press conference in Alachua County. “Because if it was science, I would recognize that infection gives you immunity.”
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“Every credible study always proves it [natural immunity] provides good protection, “he continued.” So I don’t support mandates at all, but if you do a mandate based on that, if you really followed science, you would recognize that natural immunity. And instead, they ignore it. … It’s really about using government power, mandate control, much more than the underlying medical issues involved. “
DeSantis’ comments came days after Biden issued an executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccines among all federal executive workers and contractors, which does not include Congress. The president also said companies with 100 or more employees will be required to order COVID-19 vaccines or weekly tests under an upcoming emergency order from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). of Labor, which will be applied to more than 80 million in the private sector. workers. The administration said companies that do not comply can receive fines of nearly $ 14,000.
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DeSantis signed an executive order earlier this year banning so-called vaccine passports or requiring vaccination tests. He said Monday that in all cities or counties in Florida that require public government employees to be vaccinated to continue working, they will be fined $ 5,000 for “each offense” and that offenders could face fines of millions of dollars.
“We will stand up for the men and women who serve us. We will protect jobs in Florida,” the governor said. “We will not let people be fired because of a vaccine warrant.”