{"id":1194968,"date":"2022-01-06T18:04:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1194968"},"modified":"2022-01-06T18:04:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:04:30","slug":"desantis-knocks-jen-psaki-for-criticisms-if-you-cared-about-saving-lives-you-wouldnt-ignore-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-knocks-jen-psaki-for-criticisms-if-you-cared-about-saving-lives-you-wouldnt-ignore-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Knocks Jen Psaki for Criticisms: If You Cared About Saving Lives You Wouldn\u2019t Ignore Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-knocks-jen-psaki-for-criticisms-if-you-cared-about-saving-lives-you-wouldnt-ignore-treatment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1194968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ron-DeSantis-news-conference-ap-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R) administration hit back against criticisms lodged by&nbsp;White House press secretary Jen Psaki after she suggested that DeSantis has not done enough to promote vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus \u2014 as he has championed freedom of choice as well as lifesaving treatment.<\/p>\n<p>During Thursday\u2019s press conference, Psaki defended the Biden administration\u2019s approach to get the pandemic under control \u201cthrough the lens of equity\u201d and dismissed criticisms from the Florida governor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say it\u2019s pretty rich coming from Gov. DeSantis given he\u2019s somebody who\u2019s been advocating, not exactly advocating for people in his state to get vaccinated,\u201d she said, adding:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Which we know is the way people can be protected, way lives can be saved. And if he wants to be a constructive part of this process, then perhaps he should encourage what scientists say is the best way save lives, prevent, and reduce hospitalization, and that is getting vaccinated and getting boosted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asked about FL&#8217;s testing, Psaki says Ron DeSantis hasn&#8217;t &#8220;advocat[ed] for people in his state to get vaccinated, which we know is the way that people can be protected, ways that lives can be saved&#8221; and he should listen to &#8220;scientists&#8221; &#8220;if he wants to be\u2026constructive[.]&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6quK0u1KR4\">pic.twitter.com\/6quK0u1KR4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1479167714073755654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her remarks prompted a quick response from DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw, who reminded the Biden administration that Florida actually has a higher than average vaccination rate. Further, the vaccination rate in Miami-Dade County, a hotspot for the omicron variant, is 93 percent vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cFlorida has a higher than average vaccination rate, and Miami-Dade County (main omicron hotspot in Florida) is 93% vaccinated \u2014 far higher than mandate dystopia NYC. People are still getting sick,\u201d Pushaw said, telling Psaki, \u201ci<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">f you cared about saving lives \u2014 you wouldn\u2019t ignore treatment\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Florida has a higher than average vaccination rate, and Miami-Dade County (main omicron hotspot in Florida) is 93% vaccinated \u2014 far higher than mandate dystopia NYC. People are still getting sick. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> if you cared about saving lives \u2014 you wouldn\u2019t ignore treatment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPPmi9gYx0\">https:\/\/t.co\/RPPmi9gYx0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1479170025294598146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This week, DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/03\/desantis-biden-administration-cornered-entire-market-lifesaving-coronavirus-treatment\/\">criticized<\/a> the federal government for cornering the entire market on livesaving coronavirus treatment, although he noted that&nbsp;HHS recently \u201cdecided to reverse course and they are going to be sending these treatments\u201d to states.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted that Florida is \u201cpast a point now where we\u2019re able to get it directly from any of these companies\u201d thanks to the federal government\u2019s exclusive agreements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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