Florida declared war Thursday against the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, joining a handful of Republican-led states filing lawsuits to halt the controversial health order. Alongside Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in Tallahassee, DeSantis vowed to protect the livelihoods of the unvaccinated and defeat the emergency health mandate in court. The rule will take effect Jan. 4 — a timeline DeSantis suggested undermines the alleged need and urgency professed by proponents of the mandate. Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls released a joint statement after the announcement, lambasting the health mandate as an unconstitutional overreach of government. Once again, Governor DeSantis is putting his personal ambitions ahead of the well-being of Floridians.”Speaking for roughly half an hour, DeSantis argued a multitude of points to reporters.

Source: Fox News November 05, 2021 01:16 UTC