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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida mayors defy DeSantis with mask, vaccine mandates
Source: Associated Press
Florida mayors defy DeSantis with mask, vaccine mandates
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and MIKE SCHNEIDER
July 29, 2021
MIAMI (AP) As coronavirus cases continue to soar, two Florida mayors are announcing mask and vaccine mandates and defying the governor who is firmly opposed to any pandemic restrictions.
Masks will again be required at indoor county facilities in Floridas populous Miami-Dade following new federal guidance recommending that even people vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear facial coverings. And in Orange County, home to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort, the mayor went a step further and announced all 4,200 nonunion county employees will be required to get their first coronavirus vaccine shot by the end of August, and the second shot by the end of September.
We want to keep our county and theme parks open for business, Mayor Jerry Demings said at a news conference Wednesday. By instituting these measures, we want everyone to know, in Orange County, Florida, we take the coronavirus seriously.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said her decision is a response to the surge in new cases and hospitalizations. The mayors didnt announce any mandates for businesses but pleaded with them to help get their employees vaccinated and urged them to again implement the use of masks.
We have all come too far. We have all sacrificed too much in this past almost year and a half. We cannot turn back now, Levine Cava said.
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and MIKE SCHNEIDER
July 29, 2021
MIAMI (AP) As coronavirus cases continue to soar, two Florida mayors are announcing mask and vaccine mandates and defying the governor who is firmly opposed to any pandemic restrictions.
Masks will again be required at indoor county facilities in Floridas populous Miami-Dade following new federal guidance recommending that even people vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear facial coverings. And in Orange County, home to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort, the mayor went a step further and announced all 4,200 nonunion county employees will be required to get their first coronavirus vaccine shot by the end of August, and the second shot by the end of September.
We want to keep our county and theme parks open for business, Mayor Jerry Demings said at a news conference Wednesday. By instituting these measures, we want everyone to know, in Orange County, Florida, we take the coronavirus seriously.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said her decision is a response to the surge in new cases and hospitalizations. The mayors didnt announce any mandates for businesses but pleaded with them to help get their employees vaccinated and urged them to again implement the use of masks.
We have all come too far. We have all sacrificed too much in this past almost year and a half. We cannot turn back now, Levine Cava said.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/health-miami-coronavirus-pandemic-247f603722fc0f1d38d0bd97a9006c25
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Florida mayors defy DeSantis with mask, vaccine mandates (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2021
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roamer65
(36,744 posts)1. Too little, too late...but better than nothing.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)2. Profound Observation
The feeble actions we're gingerly taking today, won't even have an impact for 4-6 weeks minimum.
Look at the #'s on Worldometers. August is gonna be a bloodbath in Floriduh.`
roamer65
(36,744 posts)4. I can't disagree with your statement.
Its going to be ugly.
MiniMe
(21,707 posts)3. Wonder what DeSatan will say to that?