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babylonsister

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Wed Feb 17, 2021, 09:10 PM Feb 2021

DeSantis Threatens to Pull Vaccine From Neighborhoods That Complain [View all]

Who made him king?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-gov-ron-desantis-accused-of-giving-preferential-covid-19-vaccine-access?ref=home

DeSantis Threatens to Pull Vaccine From Neighborhoods That Complain
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Arya Hodjat
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Updated Feb. 17, 2021 3:59PM ET /
Published Feb. 17, 2021 11:45AM ET
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Two of Florida’s newest vaccine clinics have something in common: they’re both in wealthy, white areas, and they both have ties to allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis. As the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Tuesday, the state recently established two pop-up vaccine clinics: one in the state’s Manatee County, exclusively available to residents of zip codes represented by county commissioner Vanessa Baugh, a top DeSantis ally; and one in Charlotte County, in a gated community developed by former Republican state senator Pat Neal, who wrote in a press release that DeSantis had reached out to him personally. In a statement, a spokesperson for DeSantis told the Herald-Tribune that “the goal is to vaccinate as many seniors as efficiently as possible, and working with senior living communities is a common sense approach, both administratively and logistically.”

According to the Sun-Sentinel, DeSantis responded to the allegations of favoritism on Wednesday by threatening to pull vaccines from the county altogether. “If Manatee County doesn’t like us doing this, we are totally fine with putting this in counties that want it,” he said. “I wouldn’t be complaining.”
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"Shut up, or die" dalton99a Feb 2021 #1
Why does anyone live in Florida? Squinch Feb 2021 #2
I can give you hundreds of good reasons, but the better question would be Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #5
That's what happens OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #21
Where do you live? marble falls Feb 2021 #8
Some folks have an attachment to the land that is stronger than politics. Chainfire Feb 2021 #14
Because it is warmer in the winter. roamer65 Feb 2021 #16
I was born and raised here and my immediate family all lives here. lark Feb 2021 #17
If more Dems lived there, they could win some elections IronLionZion Feb 2021 #18
Trump Fascist jpak Feb 2021 #3
+1 Baitball Blogger Feb 2021 #9
He needs to be sued. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #4
How does Florida edhopper Feb 2021 #6
Translation: Laissez-les manger le gteau. marble falls Feb 2021 #7
He would be committing murder. Doreen Feb 2021 #10
Yep..that our governor Deuxcents Feb 2021 #11
What's lower than a Republican? Nothing; the universe has limits. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #12
The shithead thinks people complaining are just an inconvenience to him. Nt raccoon Feb 2021 #13
What a fking asshole. Between Desantis, Scott and Rubio Fla Dem Feb 2021 #15
when I lived in South Florida in the 80's... dhill926 Feb 2021 #19
Why do people keep voting for idiots who clearly don't give a shit about them? Lunabell Feb 2021 #20
DeSantis is a un-American pos rockfordfile Feb 2021 #22
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