***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 12:00 PM ET***
Governor Desantis and Dr. Ladapo Have Purposely Gone Against the Advice of Public Health Experts, and Continue to Put Floridians at Risk in Order to Pander to a Fringe Minority Who Refuse to Believe in Science and the Public Good
Tampa, FL — Today, February 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM, Florida State Reps. Anna Eskamani and Dianne Hart along with local doctors and health care advocates, will join Protect Our Care Florida and For Our Future to call for the opposition of confirming Dr. Joseph Ladapo as surgeon general and the announcement of the Florida Coronavirus Accountability Campaign.At a recent hearing, he even repeatedly declined to say if he was vaccinated. This is a dangerous stance for any medical professional to take, let alone the one in charge of promoting the public health of a large state like Florida.
By nominating Dr. Joseph Ladapo as his surgeon general, Governor DeSantis has made yet another disastrous choice for the public health of Floridians. Dr. Ladapo has lied about his credentials, been iced out by the medical community, and refuses to promote life-saving vaccines. At a recent hearing, he even repeatedly declined to say if he was vaccinated. This is a dangerous stance for any medical professional to take, let alone the one in charge of promoting the public health of a large state like Florida.
As we enter year three of life with COVID-19 in the United States, it is important that Governor DeSantis is held accountable for his politically-motivated, harmful actions which have played politics with the pandemic. He would rather divide America to pander to the extreme elements of his base than bring the people of Florida together to end this pandemic.
This event is part of our ongoing “Florida Coronavirus Accountability Campaign”- an effort to hold Ron DeSantis accountable for politicizing and prolonging the pandemic. The campaign was launched by Protect Our Care Florida and the Coronavirus War Room two weeks ago in Tallahassee with a mobile billboard calling out Ron DeSantis for putting politics ahead of public health.
Ron DeSantis has spent the last two years fighting against science, opposing vaccines, and spreading misinformation in order to prop up his own political agenda. The Florida Coronavirus Accountability Campaign will work to draw attention to the way Governor DeSantis’ actions have prolonged the pandemic and delayed our return to normalcy, all in a blatant and inexcusable attempt to score political points.
PRESS CALL:
WHO:
State Rep. Anna Eskamani
State Rep. Dianne Hart
Dr. Bernier Lauredan, local pediatrician in Port St. Lucie
Tiffany Pervis, immunocompromised person and healthcare advocate in Tampa
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHERE: Register for the Event Here
WHEN: Monday, February 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET