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At Hispanic Roundtable in Clearwater, Charlie Crist Again Questions DeSantis Distribution of Vaccines By Mitch Perry Pinellas County PUBLISHED 5:47 PM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:47 PM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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Charlie Crist has not officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor yet, but the Pinellas County Congressman increasingly sounds like a candidate as he continues to hammer Governor Ron DeSantis for his handling of the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in the Sunshine State.
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Charlie Crist has asked federal authorities to investigate Gov. Ron DeSantis for alleged favoritism in vaccine distribution
His latest comments came during a roundtable discussion in Clearwater
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The daily rundown Between Monday and Tuesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,426 (0.2 percent), to 1,952,733; active hospitalizations decreased by 22 (nearly 0.7 percent), to 3,310; deaths rose by 125 (nearly 0.4 percent), to 31,889; 3,658,030 Floridians have had at least one dose of a vaccine.
Ten years after It was a decade ago that then-Gov. Rick Scott and former Attorney General Pam Bondi clamped down on when felons could win back their rights, including their voting rights. They put in tight restrictions that said felons could not even ask state government to have their rights restored until they had been out of prison at least five years, and in some cases at least seven years.
Mar. 10 TALLAHASSEE Three months into Florida's vaccination efforts, Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to make vaccines available to state prisons, even as corrections officials have requested doses and identified thousands of elderly inmates who meet the state's eligibility requirements. "The department is ready and willing to administer, but they have not received any supply," Senate Criminal .
As COVID-19 spreads fast in Florida prisons, no vaccines have been given to its inmates
More than 4,000 inmates are 65 or older, meeting the stateâs age group criteria.
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Mark. S, Inch, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, at the State Capitol, May, 1, 2019. [ SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times ]
Updated Mar. 10
TALLAHASSEE â Three months into Floridaâs vaccination efforts, Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to make vaccines available to state prisons, even as corrections officials have requested doses and identified thousands of elderly inmates who meet the stateâs eligibility requirements.
âThe department is ready and willing to administer, but they have not received any supply,â Senate Criminal Justice Chairman Jason Pizzo said on Tuesday, after having a conversation with state prison officials.