Posted on 07/21/2021 4:13:41 PM PDT by semimojo
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in St. Petersburg to discuss red tide on Wednesday, but took time to answer questions and address Florida’s recent spike in coronavirus cases and stress the importance of the COVID vaccine.
“Here’s, I think, the most important thing with the data: if you are vaccinated, fully vaccinated, the chance of you getting seriously ill or dying from COVID is effectively zero,” DeSantis said. “If you look at the people who are being admitted to hospitals, over 95 percent of them are either not fully vaccinated or not vaccinated at all. These vaccines are saving lives. They are reducing mortality.”
The governor said he’s been urging people to get vaccinated for months because of what he called the “summer season.”...
While DeSantis stressed the importance and efficacy of the vaccine, he also warned against government officials pushing vaccination too hard.
“They have different reasons for why they don’t take it and I think the more they’re hectored by government officials or some of these folks – that is not going to get them to ‘yes.’ I can tell you that right now,” he said. “I think these are folks that have skepticism of authorities. I think they have different reasons why they may not do it. I don’t think most of them think COVID is a hoax or anything. I think they understand.”
(Excerpt) Read more at wfla.com ...
DeSantis had one of the best vaccine roll out plans in the nation - a model for the nation. And because of that, the press manufactured it into a scandal because he utilized one of Florida’s largest retailers - Publix - to help distribute it...supposedly it was corrupt to do so because Publix contributed to his campaign. The reality is that if you want something like this distributed efficiently on a wide scale, not utilizing an entity like Publix to be part of it would be both stupid and irresponsible, regardless of whether or not they contributed to your campaign. Those reports were an outrageous lie to smear DeSantis.
This may be the first. We'll see when the report comes out.
And don't get me wrong, I think it's entirely possible there have been or may be vaccine-caused deaths in the future, but if there have been the number is vanishingly small and they haven't been assigned as such by the medical professionals.
The biggest problem is people misunderstanding or misrepresenting VAERS data.
The cdc has lost every bit of credibility they ever had. Now they’re just political animals and not to be trusted. Congrats CDC!
It is so disappointing when a politician allows himself to be guided by facts and truth, isn't it? He should push false narratives about the vaccine...even though he has seen first hand as a result of his effective rollout the reduction in cases and deaths and reduction in the strain on the healthcare system as a result of the policies. He should instead look to obscure sources with quacks spreading nonsensical conspiracy theories about the vaccine and go with that rather than what he knows to be completely true based on his own experience in real time.
So a new litmus test for Republicans is they have to be anti-mask and anti-vaccine? Because that is ridiculous
The reason so many Republicans and Fox News commentators etc. made vaccine statements this week is because the numbers are going back up and NOONE wants to see that and they are dropping the politics
Lol...what?
You know DeSantis is perceived as a threat to Dems in 2024 because the MSM is after him 24/7/365.
No, “they” start with accurate numbers and yours should be deeply embarrassing.
Disappointed in Desantis.
Same with all the ventilators that Trump built. Everyone who got covid was supposed to be saved with a ventilator.Once you get put on a ventilator its about 90% over for you.
Ventilators don’t seem to be all they are cracked up to be!
Indeed...not even close. And another thing is that they also are not using the US vaccines there.
But I guess we shouldn’t spoil the narrative by posting facts...
Pure nonsense. DeSatis kept us FREE when many, if not most states were locked down. He stood against the media who go after him much in the same way they did President Trump & he basically told Biden “No! We are not locking the state down!”
Kids stayed in school in Florida when many states there’s 1-2 generation of kids who are behind in the learning process cuz teachers unions demanded to stay home with pay. DeSantis didn’t capitulate.
He’s a fantastic governor & I hope he doesn’t run for president because Florida needs his leadership to continue until the rats hold even less power in our state than they do today.
False.
Not even covid cultists say that.
DeSantis/DeathSantis is just like every other GOP politician except Trump. He will say whatever he thinks enough voters want to hear to give him power & money through the political system. Another whore. To expect anything different from him is utter foolishness.
People thought they would get a real vaccine. Not an experimental gene therapy that was never used on humans before. The ferrets it was used on all died.
Fauci tried to push this so called vax on aids sufferers and was denied a patent because it was considered risky and dangerous.
Trump did try to push the use of other drugs known to work and he was shot down. Maybe he still believes these are the usual type of vaccines.
“Indeed...not even close. And another thing is that they also are not using the US vaccines there.”
Ok
https://www.gov.scot/publications/advice-on-astrazeneca-and-pfizer-biontech-vaccines/
They are using AZ & Pfizer. Keep your story straight
He is still a good guy. He would not mandate it.
on today’s show, Tucker Carlson said said Fox asked CDC why 12,000-plus figure was posted on VAERS and then changed back to 6,000-plus. says they claimed it was just a mistake and, of the 6,000-plus, of those they’ve investigated, only THREE deaths were caused by the vaccine!!!
watch first 2 minutes below for DM editor’s message to staff re “anti-vaxxers”:
21 July: Rumble: 4min38sec: LEAKED VIDEO: Daily Mail Australia (editor Barclay Crawford) caught manufacturing fake news
The leaked video was captured during a recent editorial meeting about the outlet’s pandemic reporting, and it perfectly illustrates why many have lost their trust in the people we expect to report the news accurately.
Full story by Avi Yemini...
https://rumble.com/vk5r1f-leaked-video-daily-mail-australia-caught-manufacturing-fake-news.html
btw Crawford is still listed as working for pro-CCP South China Morning Post. (can’t access his DM LinkedIn page to see if SCMP is listed there as well):
https://hk.linkedin.com/in/barclay-crawford-1996aab
False.
Show me one.
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