In a move that takes their reckless COVID response to a new level, Governor Ron DeSantis and his vaccine skeptic Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo are formally cautioning against vaccinating healthy children against COVID-19. This is just the latest in a long pattern of dangerous policies in DeSantis’s disastrous and political response to the pandemic. While Ron DeSantis played politics with COVID-19, President Biden and Democrats delivered critical funding to help get over 200 million Americans fully vaccinated – thanks to the American Rescue Plan. 

Ron DeSantis’s actions have exacerbated the pandemic in Florida and are endangering the lives of Florida’s children and families:

• Tampa Bay Times: Florida releases recommendation cautioning against COVID shots for healthy kids
   
• CNN: Health experts warn Florida’s plan to recommend against Covid-19 vaccine for healthy kids is irresponsible
   
• Tallahassee Democrat: Florida Gov. DeSantis sides with House in penalizing school districts that required masks
   
• New York Times: As Covid Surges in Florida, DeSantis Refuses to Change Course

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