Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is prioritizing people who need the coronavirus vaccine instead of him receiving it immediately because he’s an elected official.
“What I’ve said is, I’m willing to take it, but I am not the priority … I’m under 45, and so the people under 45 are not gonna be the first in line for this. And so when it’s my turn, I will take it. This is who I want to be vaccinated, my parent, our grandparents to be able to get it.”
“Granted, I’m an elected official, but whoop dee doo. At the end of the day, let’s focus on where the risk is.”
“Granted, I’m an elected official— but whoop dee doo. At the end of the day, let’s focus where the risk is.”
Florida Gov. @RonDeSantisFL, 42, is met with applause after announcing he won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine until the elderly population has access. pic.twitter.com/3D1fjPpW6B
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 30, 2020
The statement came from a press conference held in Delray Beach on Wednesday morning.
DeSantis signed an executive order on Wednesday that grants vaccine priority to people over 65, healthcare workers, and residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
“There were discussions among the CDC that actually had a proposal to place ‘younger essential workers’ ahead of elderly individuals. Now, that was met with, deservedly, a lot of backlash,” DeSantis said. “If you’re 22 years old and working at a grocery store, you take preference over a 74-year-old grandma? I don’t think that’s the direction we want to go in Florida. We’ve got to put our grandparents first.”
