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Wouldn't over-ordering be better than under ordering?

by jjcon 5y ago

toomuchtodo 5y ago
They weren't over ordered. The evidence strongly supports that they were purposely held back by the DeSantis administration and the Florida Department of Health while pushing monoclonal antibodies [2]. > Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said last week that the tests weren't distributed because of "low demand." [1] > Florida residents have also described months of difficulty getting tests, with long lines and few testing appointment available. [1] I haven't filed the relevant FOIA requests myself, but Florida open government and transparency laws are fairly robust for those who are inquiring in this specific matter. [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-tests-expired-florida-fda-approves-use/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-tests-expired-florida-fda... [2] https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01/03/more-covid-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-sought-florida-gov-ron-desantis/9079704002/ https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01...
- dchuk 5y ago
- throw_nbvc1234 5y ago
  How would they know to use the antibodies if they didn't test people first? The [2] article you linked refer to vaccines not tests. I think you're missing something in your explanation here.
- dillondoyle 5y ago
  There's also a lot of evidence desantis 'hacked' test result reporting and nursing home deaths too. It's more complicated than a headline, but it's a really bad look to raid someone who was trying to get info out - even if their goal was political it should have been public information and that just intimidates future whistleblowers. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-rebekah-jones-desantis-coronavirus-20201210-txcxkgm4tfhb5cvgdq77wdl7ja-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-r... https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2021-07-29/advocate-blasts-desantis-administration-for-not-releasing-covid-nursing-home-data https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2021-07-29...
JohnTHaller 5y ago
Desantis et al have been actively discouraging testing of asymptomatic people with confirmed exposures.

Wouldn't over-ordering be better than under ordering?

by jjcon 5y ago

Wouldn't over-ordering be better than under ordering?

They weren't over ordered. The evidence strongly supports that they were purposely held back by the DeSantis administration and the Florida Department of Health while pushing monoclonal antibodies [2]. > Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said last week that the tests weren't distributed because of "low demand." [1] > Florida residents have also described months of difficulty getting tests, with long lines and few testing appointment available. [1] I haven't filed the relevant FOIA requests myself, but Florida open government and transparency laws are fairly robust for those who are inquiring in this specific matter. [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-tests-expired-florida-fda-approves-use/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-tests-expired-florida-fda... [2] https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01/03/more-covid-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-sought-florida-gov-ron-desantis/9079704002/ https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01...

dchuk 5y ago
throw_nbvc1234 5y ago
How would they know to use the antibodies if they didn't test people first? The [2] article you linked refer to vaccines not tests. I think you're missing something in your explanation here.
dillondoyle 5y ago
There's also a lot of evidence desantis 'hacked' test result reporting and nursing home deaths too. It's more complicated than a headline, but it's a really bad look to raid someone who was trying to get info out - even if their goal was political it should have been public information and that just intimidates future whistleblowers. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-rebekah-jones-desantis-coronavirus-20201210-txcxkgm4tfhb5cvgdq77wdl7ja-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-r... https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2021-07-29/advocate-blasts-desantis-administration-for-not-releasing-covid-nursing-home-data https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2021-07-29...

JohnTHaller 5y ago

Desantis et al have been actively discouraging testing of asymptomatic people with confirmed exposures.