Florida’s GOP GOv. Ron DeSantis, who is mulling a presidential run in 2024, just claimed that the FDA never authorized boosters for people under the age of 65. That's a lie. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

	This is a free preview of one of our paid-subscriber-only emails. To read the entire email, and support my work, you can become a paid subscriber via the link below. Thanks so much, JOHN DeSantis says Americans under 65 shouldn't get boosted. He's lying. But why? Florida’s GOP GOv. Ron DeSantis, who is mulling a presidential run in 2024, just claimed that the FDA never authorized boosters for people under the age of 65. That's a lie. John Aravosis Jan 21 Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who is mulling a presidential run in 2024 as a smarter, leaner Donald Trump, just claimed that the FDA never authorized boosters for people under the age of 65. He’s lying. But why? First, DeSantis’ new claim. (Also, note how DeSantis squirms while refusing to answer the question of whether he got boosted.) The Recount @therecount Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is directly asked again whether he’s received his COVID booster shot: “So that's something that I think people should make their own decisions on. I’m not gonna let that be a weapon for people to be able to use. I think it's a private matter ...” January 21st 2022 49 Retweets174 Likes First, let’s deal with the lies, then let’s assess why DeSantis is undercutting efforts to tackle Covid in a state made up of seniors who are particularly at risk from the disease. DeSantis claims that last September, the FDA only authorized boosters for people aged 65 and older (or those at increased risk from Covid). And he’s right. But what DeSantis isn’t telling you is that this was over four months ago. The FDA approved boosters for ages 18+ in November, and for 12+ just a few week ago in early January. Thus, DeSantis is lying by telling you only part of the truth…... Subscribe to CyberDisobedience - by John Aravosis to read the rest. Become a paying subscriber of CyberDisobedience - by John Aravosis to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content. Subscribe A subscription gets you: Subscriber-only posts (about 50% of what I write) and full archive Exclusive ability to post comments and join the community Private Q&As with John © 2022 AMERICAblog Media LLC Unsubscribe 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104