In a Push to Re-Open Schools, Florida Governor Falsely Claims No One Under 25 Has Died from COVID-19

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While Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis was expressing his desire to re-open schools in May despite the coronavirus pandemic, he falsely claimed the virus hasn’t killed anyone under age 25 nationwide.

Speaking on Thursday, DeSantis showed an astounding amount of ignorance on a topic he was championing when he told a gathering of teachers, parents and government officials, “This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide there’s been a single fatality under 25. For whatever reason, it just doesn’t seem to threaten, you know, kids.”

That is not true. At all. According to CNN’s reporting and the CDC, four people between the ages of 15 and 24 and one person between the ages of one and four have died from the coronavirus. And, an AP report said on Wednesday that a 7-week-old Connecticut infant who died tested positive for COVID-19.

Obviously, these are facts all governors should be aware of, but especially those that are looking to re-open schools while going against the CDC social distancing guidelines.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/florida-governor-falsely-claims-no-one-under-25-died-from-covid-19-nationwide-981982/

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1. Not surprised. DeSantis was/is/will be a flaming asshole. n/t

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2. He's A Fucking Moron

Regardless of how bad Coronavirus is in kids, IT CAN STILL BE TRANSMITTED.

So I guess if a kid with few symptoms, gives it to several teachers, and one of them dies, that's no big deal.