It's a Given That Florida Covid Rates Will Spike

[bdamomma]

due to spring break, and Gov DeathSentence not caring one bit. Giving out vaccines to his high end friends. Sickening.

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. We've never been given accurate numbers from Florida.

So how will we even know?

[bdamomma]

2. The Governor

is a walking jerk and in the pocket of the cult and the previous idiot boy.

[FloridaBlues]

15. True that!

[JI7]

3. They get tourists who go home and infect people in other states

[LovingA2andMI]

4. Evil Florida...

Was just there last week. Had a great time. Saw plenty of folks wearing masks and it was easy to find a mass vaccination site that was jabbing 2000+ people a day.

[bdamomma]

5. So I guess

the non mask wearing and no social distancing is in certain parts of Florida.

[LovingA2andMI]

6. Likely So....

Like most places in the United States outside of major centers and their suburban areas.

[Blue_true]

9. It is spotty.

I live in the state. On some days when I go to Publix, everyone is masked up, on other days, I see people willfully walking around without masks. One day I saw a woman not using a mask while shopping, but when she got to checkout right behind me, she had masked up.

I personally have no issue with wearing a mask, I seldom have it on for more than 15 minute stretches when shopping. I refuse to dine in, only takeout. I believe that leadership matters. If DeSantis regularly wore a mask when at public events and stated that results show doing so to be an excellent idea (like DeWine in Ohio said today), Florida would be open AND people would not be getting sick.

[flamingdem]

7. Where is that site located?

Good to know as I might be headed to FL

[Blue_true]

12. FEMA has set up mass vaccination sites in North Florida, Central Florida and South Florida.

The 2000+ per day vaccinations per site is ALL FEMA, Florida has nothing to do with that other that giving FEMA eligibility information.

[ornotna]

16. Four sites

Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami.

[Blue_true]

11. You didn't mention that the mass vaccination sites are all being run

by FEMA, not the state of Florida.

DeSantis had made a fucking mess of things.

The Biden Administration’s decision to supply Pharmacies directly is starting to have an impact beyond the mass vaccination sites run by FEMA. Even Churches in Black areas are getting small allotments, that really helps lower the resistance to getting vaccinated among Black people in Florida..

[LovingA2andMI]

19. Yet...

Despite all of the above, 2000+ People a day was attending the Mass Vac Site in Florida off of I-275 at the Dog Track and information was readily available on the Media daily during the visit, PLUS Freeway signage and overhead sites denoted were the Mass Vac site was and exact what exit to exit off of.

Regardless of who is doing it, it was getting done in the part of Florida were we vacationed and Florida residents were wearing masks. The end.

[Blue_true]

20. I was pointing out to you who was responsible.

You pointed out signage on a FEDERAL highway.

[LovingA2andMI]

22. Actually....

You did not point out NOTHING to me. Nothing at all. Period. Full Stop.

Bye, Bye Now.

[Shermann]

8. I recall when they were blaming rich New Englanders flying into Florida for the first Florida surge

...with "they" being the conservative news media.

That was pretty thin, they'll have to come up with something better this time.

[Politicub]

10. Spring breakers will carry the virus back to their families

and gift it to them. How special.

[Blue_true]

13. Anyone who has college kids and don't wear masks and practice social distancing

when the kids are home are asking for trouble.

Like Governor DeWine said today, “in the earlier outbreaks, we were learning about how the virus transmit, now we know what works, masking and social distancing”. When those are done intelligently, economies should be able to open without problems.

[FloridaBlues]

14. Plus we have many many other visitors here as well

Spike probably coming in several weeks and our numbers aren't that great to start

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. I am not sure that Death Santis is releasing good numbers on COVID cases and deaths

[kairos12]

18. Can Spring Breakers have their hands stamped that indicates they don't

get medical care for COVID.

[taxi]

21. Now see what happened?

I've been working on a post to end Florida bashing once and for all. I'm about a year into the second paragraph and was planning on posting it before season opens this fall. Maybe if I hurry and get it done so people can still feel good about visiting.

Take your time though. I've got to rewrite the first paragraph.

[GulfCoast66]

23. Well, I live in central Florida. When I go to the store everyone is masked up.

But as I assume in most states, in more urban areas people wear them. In rural areas, not so much.

I now have a script to get one even though I’m not 60. Thankfully Biden is opening up FEMA sites with no crazy reservation required.

Even with increased supply the demand is outstripping the supply. Especially since the state is pretty much contracting it out to republican donor businesses.