Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his launch of the Public Health Integrity Committee – a state alternative to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and in the process waded into vaccine-skeptic territory on friendly Fox News airwaves.
Laura Ingraham introduced DeSantis as someone who “has fought relentlessly against the medical cartel’s silencing campaign,” and referenced how the governor earlier in the day also called for a statewide grand jury investigation into what he labeled vaccine “crimes and wrongdoing.”
DeSantis, whose decision was strongly opposed by medical experts, downplayed the effectiveness of vaccines and booster shots when asked about “suppressed” voices that he is now defending.