Thread by @jhaskinscabrera

On 4/29/20, @GovRonDeSantis announced Phase 1 of his "Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery." A year later, we're still in a state of emergency, with no plan back to normal.

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The conditions in the document - downward trajectory of CLI and ILI, downward trajectory of cases, capability to treat all patients without triggering surge capacity - have been met at multiple points over the past year, yet the last relaxation of measures was in September.

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The driving force behind the ENTIRE THING was to protect hospital capacity, and the governor has said repeatedly that hospital capacity is not threatened in Florida and never has been

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All of the fear is driven by the media, who ramp up the panic ("Irresponsible!") any time the governor signals any relaxation of measures. They highlight every case dump as if it's the end of the world, never showing data in context.

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Getting us out of this requires leadership, not passively sitting back and waiting for the CDC to change its recommendations. The CDC is pushing full vaccination as the only way out, and that MUST be denounced as a criterion for a return to normal.

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It is completely ridiculous that the media-driven panic has put us in a place where an emergency order is required to keep schools in-person. That is a failure of leadership at all levels of government - from local school boards all the way up to the President.

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As talk of 2024 heats up, is @GovDeSantis listening to political consultants instead of the scientists he has hosted at his roundtables?

There is no justification for a state of emergency - @LenCabrera
alachuachronicle.com/there-is-no-ju…

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