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The Florida Government will begin rolling out COVID vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Ron DeSantis (R) Choosed to fight the White House by not pre-ordering doses in advance. Let’s look at some of the implications.
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DeSantis escalate feud with the White House
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is escalating a feud with the White House over the COVID-19 response as he positions himself for the 2024 presidential election.
DeSantis has been enthusiastic from infectious disease experts and Democrats across the state and nation for his decision not to pre-order the federal COVID-19 vaccine for infants.
- “Florida has deliberately missed multiple deadlines to order vaccines to protect the youngest child,” White House coronavirus coordinator Ashish Jar told reporters Friday. Said.
The White House initially provided 10 million vaccines for infants so that the state could pre-order them.
Having a small stockpile of doses on hand meant that shots could begin to be administered as early as June 20 if the state could distribute them quickly enough.
However, Florida was the only state that decided not to place an order.
No intermediary: There were two arguments from the state authorities.
- According to DeSantis, children are not at risk of serious illness. The state does not intend to spend resources on things it does not need.
- The Ministry of Health said they were not going to be the Biden administration’s warehouse for unused vaccines. If your pediatrician’s office or hospital wants a shot, you can order it from the official state website.
Picking Fight: DeSantis has spent much of his pandemic attacking the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
Governor Sunshine is proud to repeatedly promote state “freedom” without policies such as mandatory masks and vaccines, question and challenge various federal leadership.
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Adviser: Vaccine “good choice” for children under 5 years old
Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, announced on Monday the recent approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of five, giving parents “two good choices.”
- Over the weekend, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention finalized the COVID-19 vaccine for Moderna and Pfizer for children under the age of 5, the last group in the United States to be granted coronavirus immunity.
- Ja, who starred in ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday, told host George Stephanopoulos that both vaccines were “very safe” and effective.
The Pfizer vaccine is given three times and the Moderna vaccine is given twice.
Should parents wait? : Stefanopros asked Jha if parents of children close to 5 years old should wait until they get older so that they can receive higher doses.
“What I personally think — go ahead and if your child is at the forefront, you need to vaccinate your child. You may want to talk to your pediatrician or your doctor. But in reality, it’s not that important because it provides safe and effective vaccines for children aged 4 and 5 years, “said Jha.
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GOTTLIEB predicts late start of vaccines for children
There are still doubts about the number of parents who will actually vaccinate young children after approval.
- Former U.S. Commissioner of Food and Drugs Scott Gottlieb said on Sunday that he expects the COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of five to be slow to roll out.
- “I think it’s a bit slower than what we’ve seen in past developments with other age groups,” Gottlieb vaccinated the youngest American in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation. Said that he did.
“Maybe you’ll see several clinics set up around a children’s hospital, but most people will probably be vaccinated at a pediatrician’s clinic. Preventing very young children. It’s more difficult to inoculate, “Gottlieb continued.
Not everyone wants to vaccinate their children. Gottlieb also quoted a study showing that about 20% of parents with children under the age of 5 plan to vaccinate their children, but said they probably expect lower rates. rice field.
“Many parents may choose to take a wait-and-see attitude and rethink this in the fall, as the prevalence declines in the summer. I think the uptick is pretty slow,” he said. Explained.
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The first possible case of monkeypox reported in Missouri, Indiana
State health officials in Missouri and Indiana reported the first possible case of monkeypox on Saturday.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported cases of monkeypox in 20 other states and Washington, DC as of Friday, but health officials continue to emphasize that the risk to the public remains low. increase.
- Both states sent samples to the CDC for confirmation testing after the states performed the initial tests. Most states are most testing for the orthopox virus, a family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs.
“This week, one of our talented nurses suspected that one of our patients was infected with the monkeypox virus,” said Marvia Jones, director of health at Kansas City. increase.
“Until we receive final confirmation from the CDC Lab, we consider this to be a possible case of monkeypox virus. Our disease investigation and nursing staff educate ourselves about this rare virus and it Thank you for the work you did to pay attention. ”
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These cities and states say they do not enforce abortion bans
The leaked Supreme Court ruling draft effectively eliminated federal abortion protection and banned it in many states after the High Court showed that it was ready to overturn the groundbreaking Roe v. Wade ruling. Some state and local authorities will prosecute abortion-related cases.
A draft decision issued by Politico in May will empower individual states to have access to abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion advocacy group:
- Thirteen states have so-called trigger laws that ban or severely limit abortion almost immediately if the Roe v. Wade case is overturned.
- In the other nine states, even before the 1973 decision, there are still legislative or constitutional amendments against this procedure.
- In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on this issue, many states have also moved to limit access to abortion.
Abortion holdout: However, some state and local officials say they are not willing to prosecute people on this issue, even in states where the Trigger Act is in force, and could conflict officials with each other.
Follow the links below to see a list of state and local officials who say they do not plan to enforce an abortion ban.
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State by state
- Report: Two in three adults in Hawaii experienced adverse health-to-livelihood COVID (Hawaii News Now)
- The first possible case of monkeypox detected in New Jersey, says the Ministry of Health (northjersey.com)
- Maine COVID-19 hospitalization inch below (Portland Press Herald)
What we are reading
- “Stolen from me”: Black doctors are being expelled from training programs at a much higher rate than white residents (statistics)
- “Eternal Chemicals” Related to Women’s High Blood Pressure (Washington Post)
- People who test positive for COVID-19 can share their genetic makeup with DNA testing sites for research (Chicago Tribune).
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