Things have changed since October 27, when the Office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a press release with the headline, “Florida Reaches Lowest Case Rate in the Nation?”
, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz claimed that “there is no one else in the entire United States, I think, that has done more to make it harder to keep people healthy than Ron DeSantis:”
DeSantis has also fought against Covid-19 vaccination requirements, even though Florida has lagged about half the states in the U.S. in vaccination coverage., as of 6 am EDT on December 22, with 62.99 percent of their population fully vaccinated, Florida ranked 23rd out of 50 states plus Washington, DC.
You might not jump at the chance to eat an entry that came in 23rd out of 51 in a baking contest. Such a ranking in vaccination coverage isn’t exactly “winning” either. Yet, the Governor’s October 27 press release included the following quote from DeSantis: “Without mandates or lockdowns, Covid-19 cases in Florida have decreased 90% since August. In addition to cases, hospitalizations have plummeted in our state.
Umm, Covid-19 cases tend to drop in a state after a Covid-19 surge in the same way that partygoers leave your house after they’ve eaten all the food and drunk all your beer. Once the viruses have infected so many people, they essentially run out of people to infect and move to other areas where more susceptible people may be available. Sure vaccination may have helped bring down the number of cases. But it’s not as if Florida has been leading the nation in vaccination coverage.
The change in seasons coupled with the lack of adequate Covid-19 precautions likely led to the current Winter surge. Yes, the Omicron variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may be further fueling the current Winter surge. But don’t blame the surge solely on the Omicron variant. Covid-19 cases were already on the upswing in different parts in the U.S. in November, prior to the spread of the Omicron variant.
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