Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is downplaying the effectiveness of C***D v*****es while he aggressively pitches antibody treatments around the state.
DeSantis, who has banned schools from imposing mask requirements and issued a ban on v*****e passports, has responded to a massive spike in hospitalizations by rolling out clinics that treat C***D patients with monoclonal antibody treatments from Regeneron.
Although the treatments hold the same "Emergency FDA Authorization" as the v*****es, DeSantis unveiled a new Regeneron clinic in Orlando on Monday where he downplayed the effectiveness of v*****es as the state reported nearly 16,000 hospitalizations. "Our entire vulnerable population has basically been v******ted," DeSantis claimed. But only about 50% of the state's population is fully v******ted.
"Even though we've done all the nursing homes, for example, we still see people that are testing positive in the nursing homes," DeSantis said. "So yeah, they're v******ted. That's great. That was the right thing to do. I do think it reduced for at least a few months the number of infections in nursing homes. But it's not just Florida, you're seeing now more people are testing positive. So then what do you do?"
DeSantis says the answer is Regeneron treatment. As the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, one of DeSantis' top donors has a large financial stake in the success of Regeneron:
Citadel, a Chicago-based hedge fund, has $15.9 million in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has donated $10.75 million to a political committee that supports DeSantis — $5.75 million in 2018 and $5 million last April.
DeSantis has held four events promoting Regeneron in one week. He has not held an event specifically promoting v*****es, however, since May, when he announced his v*****e passport ban.
https://www.salon.com/2021/08/18/ron-desantis-and-regeneron-is-a-gop-donor-the-reason-why-floridas-governor-wont-promote-v*****es/
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