{"id":2024750,"date":"2023-09-07T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-covid-mandates-are-dead-on-arrival-in-florida\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:58:44","slug":"desantis-says-covid-mandates-are-dead-on-arrival-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-covid-mandates-are-dead-on-arrival-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis declares COVID mandates futile in Florida."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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-says-covid-mandates-are-dead-on-arrival-in-florida%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=2024750&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--><h2>Florida\u200c Governor Ron \u200cDeSantis Rejects COVID-19 Mask and Vaccine Mandates<\/h2>\n<p>During a Thursday news conference, Governor Ron DeSantis made it clear that \u2062Florida will not be reimposing any COVID-19 mask or \u200dvaccine mandates. This announcement \u200dcomes in response to \u2064some schools\u200d in other states bringing back mask mandates or recommendations for students, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-covid-mandates-are-dead-on-arrival-in-florida\/\" title=\"DeSantis declares COVID mandates futile in Florida.\">colleges \u2062requiring \u200bvaccine booster shots<\/a> and quarantine\u2063 for infected\u200b students.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEven today, parts of our country are forcing children\u200d to wear masks in the \u200bclassroom,\u201d Mr. DeSantis\u2063 stated. \u201cThose mandates are \u2062dead on arrival in Florida, and we will protect parents and children from this perpetual COVID hysteria.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Standing Firm Against Mandates<\/h3>\n<p>Mr. DeSantis \u2064expressed his \u2062skepticism towards health officials and politicians\u200d who advocate \u200dfor lockdowns and \u200bvaccine mandates, stating, &#8220;If you give these people an inch, they will \u200btake a mile.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-dems-look-to-legalize-cannabis\/\" title=\"Minnesota Dems Look To Legalize Cannabis\">press conference featured<\/a> various critics of vaccine mandates, including Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and\u200b individuals \u200bwho opposed mandates due to personal health issues.<\/p>\n<p>While Governor DeSantis closed down schools \u2063in March 2020 when COVID-19 cases first\u200b emerged, he later\u200d issued an order in July 2020 requiring them to reopen for\u200b in-person\u2062 instruction. His approach to handling the \u200cpandemic has gained attention, making him a rising star among\u2063 Republicans and a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential race.<\/p>\n<h3>Florida&#8217;s Stance on COVID-19<\/h3>\n<p>As governor, Mr. DeSantis has \u200dpassed laws prohibiting COVID-19-related mandates imposed by local governments and\u200b businesses. He \u200dhas consistently emphasized \u2063that Florida&#8217;s\u2062 policies are based on science, \u200dnot narratives or agendas. Refusing to let &#8220;paranoid hypochondriacs&#8221; dictate health policies, \u200dGovernor DeSantis\u2062 remains committed to protecting the well-being of Floridians.<\/p>\n<h3>Opposition to Mask Mandates<\/h3>\n<p>While some hospitals, schools, and\u200b private businesses \u200dhave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mask-mandates-here-are-the-new-rules-in-north-carolina\/\" title=\"New rules in North Carolina: Mask mandates explained.\">reintroduced mask mandates<\/a>, drawing\u2063 criticism from Republicans\u2064 and other groups, Governor \u200cDeSantis stands firm in his decision. Critics of mandates often cite studies suggesting that face\u2064 coverings do not effectively\u2064 prevent virus transmission.<\/p>\n<p>For example, \u200ca school in Silver Spring, Maryland, recently reinstated mask requirements after confirming\u2063 COVID-19 cases among students. Similarly,\u200d a few other schools, including one in Alabama, \u200bhave mandated masks \u2062due to rising cases.\u2062 However, Morris \u2063Brown College in Atlanta rescinded its mask mandate after two \u2064weeks.<\/p>\n<p>New\u200d York Governor Kathy Hochul has provided schools with more masks\u2063 and\u200d COVID-19 tests, urging \u2063districts to review the CDC&#8217;s guidance on \u2063masks, which currently\u2063 does not \u2062recommend \u200dthem.<\/p>\n<h3>Florida&#8217;s Approach to School Mask Mandates<\/h3>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-stop-telling-kids-to-wear-masks\/\" title=\"Opinion: Stop Telling Kids To Wear Masks\">school mask mandates<\/a> has spared \u2063children from\u2063 the turmoil faced by students \u200bin other states. The\u2063 DeSantis War Room on X (formerly known as Twitter) celebrated this decision,\u200c highlighting\u2063 the \u200dcontrast with the Silver \u2063Spring mask mandate.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent Developments<\/h3>\n<p>This week, First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19, prompting President Joe Biden to wear a mask indoors again. However, he will\u2064 remove his mask when sufficiently distanced from others.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump also released a video urging Americans to resist compliance with certain measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that Florida will not enforce COVID-19 mask or vaccine mandates. This decision follows the reintroduction of mask mandates in schools across other states. While certain colleges are mandating vaccine booster shots, one college is yet to be determined. DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, made this announcement during a news conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":2024751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}