He probably isn't closing them yet because Delta is still out there, and they work against Delta. Critical thinking isn't your skill, NPC.
DeSantis for the win
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He probably isn't closing them yet because Delta is still out there, and they work against Delta. Critical thinking isn't your skill, NPC.
Before I moved to Florida I was living in Bend, Oregon and most of my household goods were in storage in Palm Springs, California.Must be all the people going to Texas and Florida because they hate Abbot and DeSantis.
My initial plan was to drive my car from Bend to Palm Springs then rent a truck and car-trailer and make my escape to Florida.
When I was pricing it all out it turned out that it was massively cheaper to rent the truck and trailer in Bend and drive them to Palm Springs with the truck empty.
That scheme cost about 30% of what they wanted for a rental truck and trailer in California.
I'm not necessarily a cheapskate but there is no sense in throwing money away.
The moving companies wanted over $20k to move me. I guess I spent about $2k and 4 or 5 days of my time. Also maybe $400 in fuel.
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For weeks the CDC and FDA has been stating that these two monoclonal antibody treatments are completely useless in treating Omicron and should not be used. The manufacturers of the treatments have stated very directly they don't work for Omicron. What additional heads-up do the idiots in Florida need.
Over 99% of the cases in Florida are Omicron. If they want to target a treatment which works for a particular patient then Florida can do what other states are doing --- and test which variant the patient has before providing monoclonal antibody treatment.
Let's see what experts in Florida have to say...
Local expert says data back FDA decision to halt monoclonal treatments
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local...k-fda-decision-to-halt-monoclonal-treatments/
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched an attack against the Biden administration in the wake of the FDA move revoking authorization for the use of COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly. That decision from the federal agency led to the shutdown of all monoclonal antibody treatment centers in Jacksonville and statewide.
The move to revoke authorization was not unexpected because the drugmakers said the infusion drugs are less able to target omicron because of its mutations. Omicron now accounts for nearly all U.S. infections.
“So this to me is not new news,” said Dr. Mo Reza, an infectious disease specialist in Jacksonville. “The data from the laboratory studies have shown that effectiveness just goes down pretty dramatically. And this is coming from the companies themselves which are for-profit companies.”
This has become a political issue. DeSantis condemned what he calls “the Biden administration’s reckless and sudden decision.” DeSantis said, “Without a shred of clinical data to support this action Biden has forced trained medical professionals to choose between treating their patients or breaking the law… it will cost some Americans their lives.”
Reza said there is data showing the drugs are not effective in fighting omicron.
“So I’m a clinician and I can talk to you about the clinical aspect of science that we’re seeing, and what we’re seeing now is 99% of new infections are due to omicron across our country,” said Reza. “And these two monoclonal antibodies are not effective in doing what they need to do to minimize the risk of severe disease. And this is in the laboratory studies. We don’t have clinical data yet but that can take months to come out.
“A good example is when omicron was first diagnosed in South Africa. Initially, it took us weeks to get that clinical and that laboratory data about how effective our vaccines were,” Reza continued. “That’s kind of same thing we do with this medication as well. A lot quicker data comes available through the laboratory studies. And then we have to look for clinical data as time goes on. But that may take months. In the meantime, we in medicine want to do no harm.”
The FDA said restricting the use of the monoclonal drugs would eliminate unnecessary drug side effects, including allergic reactions.
For those battling COVID there are alternative therapies available and the FDA just ramped up the use of Remdesivir to treat more patients.
“They’re available in limited supply. So sotrovimab, which is a monoclonal antibody that does work to decrease your risk of hospitalization and death by 85%. Remdesivir, which is another medication, anti-viral, that they can use in the outpatient setting to decrease your risk of hospitalizations. And there are other oral medications: Paxlovid and another medication by Merck that are also shown to reduce your risk of hospitalization,” Reza said. “But granted, these are in limited supply at this point, but these are other fantastic options that are coming available and are available at this point.”
Reza and others in the medical community are quick to point out none of this is a substitute for vaccinations and that vaccinations and mask-wearing remain the best defenses in the fight against COVID.
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"DeSantis for the win" -- new week, new corruption scandal. After all the pressure it brought by the media -- DeSantis is forced to reverse his decision to not investigate the corruption of his appointees.
Florida inspector general reviews possible bid-rigging case at Department of Education
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/education/article257669858.html
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief inspector general is reviewing the handling of a bid-rigging probe at the Florida Department of Education, his office said Monday.
In a reversal from the office’s previous statement, DeSantis spokesperson Taryn Fenske confirmed Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel is reviewing how the Department of Education and its inspector general handled the bid for a multimillion-dollar contract.
“She is doing her due diligence on all of the above,” said Fenske, the governor’s communications director.
Evidence shows the department tried to steer the contract to a politically connected vendor, but its inspector general did not investigate the matter.
The review, described by Fenske as a “holistic approach” to the issue, follows a request made by state Rep. Allison Tant, D-Tallahassee. Tant cited “irregularities” with the department’s procurement process following reporting by the Herald/Times.
On Monday, six Democratic members of Congress from Florida wrote to the U.S. Department of Education’s inspector general asking whether she was looking into the issue because Florida had tried to use federal coronavirus relief dollars to pay for the consultants.
“If so, we request to be briefed on the Education Department’s findings and informed on any updates regarding this matter,” the letter from U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor, Charlie Crist, Al Lawson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Darren Soto and Frederica Wilson states.
The Herald/Times story explored how the Department of Education, led by DeSantis appointee Richard Corcoran, was handling the Jefferson County School District, which is set to resume control over its three schools after five years under the control of a private charter school company.
The department wanted to hire a company to help Jefferson school officials with the transition, using the county’s coronavirus relief dollars. Department officials had one company in mind: MGT Consulting, whose CEO is former Republican state Rep. Trey Traviesa of Tampa. Traviesa has ties to Corcoran, a former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Records and interviews show that as early as Sept. 15 last year, department officials were meeting with MGT to do the work.
The department drafted a request for quotes that was based on a proposed contract with MGT and told officials in Jefferson County they were doing the work. Then, in November, the department held a week-long procurement for 25 invited companies that resulted in MGT’s becoming the only applicant, with a nearly $2.5 million bid.
State law prohibits state agencies from awarding contracts when a company has an “unfair competitive advantage,” defined as having access to inside information not available to the public.
But the Department of Education’s inspector general never explored whether MGT had such an advantage.
Instead, the inspector general opened a different probe, after two members of Corcoran’s leadership team and a member of the State Board of Education created a company that entered a competing bid for the work, which undercut MGT’s bid by about $700,000.
(More at above url)
Florida inspector general reviews possible bid-rigging case at Department of Education
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/education/article257669858.html
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief inspector general is reviewing the handling of a bid-rigging probe at the Florida Department of Education, his office said Monday.
In a reversal from the office’s previous statement, DeSantis spokesperson Taryn Fenske confirmed Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel is reviewing how the Department of Education and its inspector general handled the bid for a multimillion-dollar contract.
“She is doing her due diligence on all of the above,” said Fenske, the governor’s communications director.
Evidence shows the department tried to steer the contract to a politically connected vendor, but its inspector general did not investigate the matter.
The review, described by Fenske as a “holistic approach” to the issue, follows a request made by state Rep. Allison Tant, D-Tallahassee. Tant cited “irregularities” with the department’s procurement process following reporting by the Herald/Times.
On Monday, six Democratic members of Congress from Florida wrote to the U.S. Department of Education’s inspector general asking whether she was looking into the issue because Florida had tried to use federal coronavirus relief dollars to pay for the consultants.
“If so, we request to be briefed on the Education Department’s findings and informed on any updates regarding this matter,” the letter from U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor, Charlie Crist, Al Lawson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Darren Soto and Frederica Wilson states.
The Herald/Times story explored how the Department of Education, led by DeSantis appointee Richard Corcoran, was handling the Jefferson County School District, which is set to resume control over its three schools after five years under the control of a private charter school company.
The department wanted to hire a company to help Jefferson school officials with the transition, using the county’s coronavirus relief dollars. Department officials had one company in mind: MGT Consulting, whose CEO is former Republican state Rep. Trey Traviesa of Tampa. Traviesa has ties to Corcoran, a former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Records and interviews show that as early as Sept. 15 last year, department officials were meeting with MGT to do the work.
The department drafted a request for quotes that was based on a proposed contract with MGT and told officials in Jefferson County they were doing the work. Then, in November, the department held a week-long procurement for 25 invited companies that resulted in MGT’s becoming the only applicant, with a nearly $2.5 million bid.
State law prohibits state agencies from awarding contracts when a company has an “unfair competitive advantage,” defined as having access to inside information not available to the public.
But the Department of Education’s inspector general never explored whether MGT had such an advantage.
Instead, the inspector general opened a different probe, after two members of Corcoran’s leadership team and a member of the State Board of Education created a company that entered a competing bid for the work, which undercut MGT’s bid by about $700,000.
(More at above url)
Only the Religion and their Cult believe this, NPC. The rest of us see a governor who allowed people to make their own choices. You can't find a single thing from Ron DeSantis that was anti-vax. Not a single thing. Because there wasn't any. The only reason you guys hate him is because he gave everyone the choice, and Florida did just as well as anywhere else. And was free.
Must suck for you.
This is also why people are coming to Florida in droves. DROVES.
Ever take a look at your estimated home value on Zillow or similar? Mine has nearly doubled from August 2020.
Instant equity for simply moving to Florida.
Of course you have to be skeptical of Zillow as their algorithms are deeply flawed leading to the collapse of their home flipping business. But still...
You know how I know this is completely nothing but hot air? Only the Miami Herald, the rag of the state, is reporting on it, with very ambiguous commentary.
If it were something fishy with Ron it would be headline CNN.
I'm sure something will be found - right after Gaetz is indicted, Trump is charged, the NFL suspends games due to COVID, and all the other worthless predictions you've put forth come to pass.
The Zillow algo is as messed as the Jem algo was on elections. Still, the woman who sold us our place in Nov of 19 (right before COVID) told us the house we bought for $730k would now sell for about 1.1M. This was last month.
That's insane.