Ron DeSantis Hires New Surgeon General Who Prefers COVID Infections Over Vaccinations

Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis has hired a new Surgeon General for the state who is opposed to mask mandates and who believes that natural herd immunity is actually BETTER for the state than having people get vaccinated. This move was done purely to bolster DeSantis' backwards positions on the pandemic, and it will lead to even worse numbers in the state of Florida. Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

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Republican Florida, governor Ron DeSantis appointed a new surgeon general this week, who is a little bit more in line with DeSantis his approach to the pandemic, which is to do absolutely nothing because this new surgeon general for the state of Florida who will be serving for the next two years, um, doesn't believe that vaccines are really the best route to go. Uh, Dr. Joseph Lee Dapo, uh, who has all the right credentials, right? I mean, don't get me wrong. The guy went to Harvard medical school, you know, he's been at the university of Florida. He was out at UCLA, uh, cardiologists. The guy knows a lot. He's, he's a smart guy really is, but a backwards, really in the approach to COVID because he has written an op-ed stating that, uh, you know, there's lots of adverse effects of the vaccines in that he, he thinks that some of the counties that have seen a spike in COVID deaths are because of the vaccines and he believes the best way to fight the pandemic is obviously to protect people over the age of 65.

But for everybody under 65, no mask mandates, no vaccine mandates, just go out there, get the virus yourself, because he says natural immunity of courses is the best path for protection. Uh, here's the problem though, there have been far too many instances of individuals getting COVID for a second time, multiple times, natural immunity doesn't quite exist in the way that we would need it to in order for herd immunity to really take hold here in the United States. Now don't get me wrong. There is great evidence to suggest that a previous infection does in fact provide protection against future infections, much like a vaccine, but also like the vaccines. It's not 100% effective. Uh, you know, basically saying that you're never going to get it again, that that's not reality, but it may lessen the symptoms. However, if you could go and get a shot instead of having to potentially risk your life catching COVID w what wouldn't you rather take the shot?

I mean, that's a no brainer, right? But this doctor of course, DeSantis handpicked him because he wants to do what DeSantis wants to do, which is nothing, which has absolutely nothing about the pandemic. Even though Florida is still getting ravaged. And I keep thinking back, right? Think back to July. Okay. Ron DeSantis was watching Florida numbers increase. He came out and he did a press conference. And he said, listen, this is because we've got all these tourists down here and everybody's traveling. And, you know, Florida is the place to be. But trust me in August said, once we hit August, those numbers are going to go down, except they've continued to go up. And you know, we're, we're approaching the end of September at this point, you know, it's fall now. And the numbers are still rising. It's not even like they went up and love it off.

They're still going up. And now you've got this surgeon general, who's going to back up everything you say, who is most likely going to end up being deposed in these bands on mass mandate lawsuits, you're facing, he's going to give his nonsensical opinion, which actually goes against the rest of the medical community. And that's why you picked him. You picked him because you don't give a about the lives of anyone in this state of Florida, including the people who put you in office. And the saddest part about this. There was a story out actually yesterday morning, but how Democrats are in a lot of trouble down here in Florida, you know, Republicans are out raising them like crazy. They only have a 24,000 advantage in new voter registration. So Republicans are catching up with them there. And of course, the Republicans in charge of the state are the ones who get to redraw the district lines.

So even though DeSantis has been this terrible, even though the Republican controlled legislature has gone along and given to Santas the power to do nothing, they're probably still going to control the state after next year's midterms, because they control everything else here. Florida's not a blue state. Florida's not a purple state. Florida is really not even a swing state anymore folks. Florida's a red state and it's time for people to wake up for that.