Ron DeathSantis Spent Monday Pushing a $1200 COVID-19 Treatment. Vaccines, of Course, Are Free

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Ron DeSantis is dealing with yet another massive COVID surge in Florida. And rather than relentlessly advising people to get inoculated, he is pushing treatment with monoclonal antibodies. And unlike the free vaccine, this treatment costs at least $1200.

The Florida governor announced the availability of the drug in Orlando today. He told reporters, “Early treatment with these monoclonal antibodies, Regeneron and others, have proven to radically reduce the chance that somebody ends up being hospitalized. And at the end of the day, reducing hospital admissions has got to be a top priority.”

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/08/16/ron-desantis-spent-monday-pushing-a-1200-covid-19-treatment-vaccines-of-course-are-free.html?

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1. His top donor is CEO of one of the companies

So, he doesn't push vaccines or masks, and even actively doesn't allow mask or vax mandates, but pushes this for after you are sick.

To make him and his buddies rich.

[Botany]

2. Follow the money

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017674895

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3. If Al Capone had been governor of Florida during this pandemic....

he'd have done the same thing. The GOP is the Organized Crime Party. DeSantis ought to arrested and prosecuted for trading lives for cash.

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4. Or course the asshole fails to mention potentially hundreds of thousands in medical bills, plus

the toll on hospital capacity and staff. And that is only administered once they enter the hospital system. It's not an over-the-counter drug.

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5. this is from yesterday...

lots more at the link.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215747507

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TimOBrien
This can't be said enough: The regeneron treatment DeSantis is pushing cost at least $1,250 per dose.

Covid-19 vaccines cost $0.