Mon Jun 20, 2022 – 9:00 pm EDT
CALLAHAN, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday blasted legacy media outlets and the Biden White House for inaccurately stating that Florida had gone back on its decision not to pre-order experimental COVID-19 shots for babies and young children.
“The White House is lying about it, surprise. Not surprised the White House would lie, definitely not surprised the legacy media would amplify the lie, because that’s what they do,” Gov. DeSantis said during a Monday stop in Callahan, Florida, near Jacksonville.
Reiterating that the Florida Department of Health recommends against vaccinating young children against COVID-19, DeSantis said Florida is “not going to have any programs where we’re trying to jab six-month-old babies with mRNA. That’s just the reality.”
FLORIDA’S ‘REALITY’ CHECK: @GovRonDeSantis says Biden administration is lying about COVID vaccine policy. https://t.co/z2LooVAoos pic.twitter.com/e2LtvKLp8M
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 21, 2022
The popular Republican governor explained that medical practitioners can and have always been able to order the drugs for patients in Florida. However, he cautioned that those interested in getting the injections for their young children should explore the data used to authorize the shots,
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