Vaccinations
Gov. Ron DeSantis faces accusations of using vaccination sites to reward his political donors. He just presided over the opening of a new pod serving the whitest and wealthiest areas in Manatee County. The Governor was offended when local officials asked why he chose that site.
Also, on today’s Sunrise:
— DeSantis’ response drew a stern rebuke South Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz.
— Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried also piled on … calling the Governor’s actions troubling and potentially illegal.
— There’s a problem with Florida’s vaccine supply. DeSantis says we’re short because of the winter storm.
— A research professor at the University of Florida warns that we need to pay more attention to the U.K. variant of COVID 19 because there’s more in Florida than any other state… and it’s nastier than the original.
— A Senate committee approves a bill exempting presidential searches at public universities from the Sunshine Law. The bill’s sponsor says they might as well because universities have already found a way around it.
— There’s a ruckus over free speech on campus. Things got mighty tense in the House Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee.
— And finally, two Florida Men tried to get out of wearing a mask by claiming to be federal agents. Then they got to meet a real one.