DeSantis has been one of the most vocal critics of Biden's push for vaccinations. | Canva
DeSantis has been one of the most vocal critics of Biden's push for vaccinations. | Canva
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, calling it "unconstitutional" and "not good for the economy."
DeSantis recently appeared on Fox News to discuss the COVID-19 vaccination mandate established by the Biden administration. In the conversation, he stated that he expects the federal administration to take action against Florida's policies, citing the example of the attempt to cut off Florida's access to monoclonal antibody treatments that had reduced daily hospital admissions by 90%.
The mandate applies to all businesses with 100 or more employees and is expected to impact 100 million Americans. If workers choose not to have the vaccine, they will be tested weekly for COVID-19.
"What Biden’s doing is unconstitutional and we have a responsibility as a state to fight back against federal overreach,” DeSantis said during the interview. "... This is not good for the economy. This is just bad policy. You have a lot of businesses that actually need people, particularity in health care, and what, you’re going to give people walking papers in the middle of this?”
The Sunshine Sentinel recently posted an article giving details about what the state of Florida is doing against the mandate. Attorney General Ashely Moody joined nearly half of America's state attorneys general in issuing a threat to file a lawsuit against the mandate. DeSantis stated that he is standing for people and their jobs.
Florida has recorded 3.6 million cases of COVID-19 and 58,803 deaths during the pandemic. As of Oct. 15, 73% of the state had been fully vaccinated.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in September that the federal government's distribution plan aims to achieve equity among states receiving them.
“Just seven states are making up 70% of the orders. Our supply is not unlimited and we believe it should be equitable across states,” Psaki said, Click Orlando reported Sept. 23. The federal government won't be giving a greater percentage of the monoclonal antibodies to Florida over Oklahoma, she said.
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