Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® and the state’s surgeon general are advising against the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines for anyone under the age of 65, a move that counters a new recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Speaking Wednesday on a panel with other physicians who have cast doubt on the COVID vaccine — including some who lobbied Trump administration officials to back the “herd immunity” theory — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo expressed concerns over the shot’s safety, saying incorrectly that there was “not a drop of clinical trial data” supporting the vaccines.

“We continue to live in a world where the CDC and the [Food and Drug Administration], when it comes to COVID at least, are just beating their own path in a direction that’s inexplicable in terms of thinking about data and in thinking about common sense,” Ladapo said.

  • OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
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    DeSantis seems to be motivated by the acquisition and use of power. Enriching himself by flowing more money through the state is one way to do that. But if he feels that an entity (even a profitable one) threatens his power (Like by opposing him, or making him look foolish) he’ll still try to throw his weight around to try and save face/remind them who’s in power.