A million COVID tests stockpiled by state government were due to expire at the end of September. The Food and Drug Administration granted an extension. DeSantis naturally blamed the Biden administration for not granting another 90-day extension. But the state hadn’t asked for one. State officials offered the excuse that demand had been low at the end of the year as the omicron variant was surging.
A million COVID tests stockpiled by state government were due to expire at the end of September. The Food and Drug Administration granted an extension. DeSantis naturally blamed the Biden administration for not granting another 90-day extension. But the state hadn’t asked for one. State officials offered the excuse that demand had been low at the end of the year as the omicron variant was surging.
Fried Calls on Feds to Investigate State s Vaccine Rollout Share Updated: 8:16 AM EST Mar 2, 2021
Fried Calls on Feds to Investigate State s Vaccine Rollout Share Updated: 8:16 AM EST Mar 2, 2021
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Show Transcript MARK: THE STATE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT FRUSTRATED MILLIONS OF UNEMPLOYED FLORIDIAN SEEKING JOBLESS BENEFITS WILL LIKELY TAKE UP TO $244 MILLION TO FIX. THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY RELEASED A REPORT MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NEITHER PREPARED NOR RESPONSIVE DURING THE MASSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. THE AGENCY IS NOW ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO CREATE TWO NEW OVERSIGHT OFFICES. AS FLORA CONTINUES TO OPEN NEW VACCINATION SITES, NIKKI FREED CALLING ON CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES. THE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER ACCUSES THE ROLLOUT PLAN OF BEING CHAOTIC AND POLITICALLY DRIVEN. FRIED, THE ONLY STATEWIDE ELECTED DEMOCRATS, REFERENCES POP-UP VACCINE SITES IN WEALTHY COMMUNITIES TIED TO DON