Floridians Furious as Ron DeSantis Confirms 1 Million COVID Tests Expired in Warehouse

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Floridians have expressed outrage after Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration confirmed as many as one million COVID-19 tests expired in a Florida warehouse.

During a press briefing, Florida Department of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie told reporters that the kits sat in a warehouse during the fall when demand was low.

The COVID-19 rapid test kits, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, expired "before December 26 to December 30," Guthrie said.

"We had between 800,000 and a million Abbott test kits in our warehouse that did expire," the top state official said at the briefing, alongside the Republican governor.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/floridians-furious-as-ron-desantis-confirms-1-million-covid-tests-expired-in-warehouse/ar-AASxfZl

[MagickMuffin]

1. The tests will have to be resent, but IS there anyone within the Federal government

who can make sure these don't get wasted AGAIN?

[nykym]

5. Charge them the retail price for each

expired test kit.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. There you go, the esteemed governor of FL was more interested in running his mouth off,

proving to everyone that he's the top dog on the block, that he can kick anyone out of his news/press conferences, etc.

Is he going to pay for the wasted tests out of his damn pockets?

[Achilleaze]

3. He's such a republican

How tragic

[Walleye]

4. Are they furious enough to vote him out though?

[gratuitous]

10. Took the words right off my keyboard

I'll believe Floridians are "furious" with DeSantis if they deny him re-election.

[PortTack]

13. Isn't that the question of the hour...or the year..come on FL quit it!!

[obamanut2012]

6. And he and his staff called Nikki Fried "bizarre" and a liar when she exposed it this week

I fucking hate him and the GOP legislature.

[moondust]

7. Fewer tests, fewer cases reported!!!!!

Ronbo: Virus? What virus?

Winning!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Deliberate negligence?)

[Klaralven]

8. The expiration date is 8 months from date of manufacture

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. I don't care, send me a few of those tests.

As long as the sides of the box aren't bulging, and it doesn't stink when I open it ...

[Tickle]

11. How long do they last for?

If no one needed the test kit prior to them expiring maybe they could have given them to a state that did need them. Even with that doesn't sound like they have a long shelf life

[tishaLA]

12. DeathSantis wouldn't even answer the question

the reporter asked him about it and passed the baton rather than admitting in his own voice, using his own breath, that people had been waiting in lines to get tested in part because he allowed tests to rot in a warehouse.

[maxrandb]

14. They'll issue a strongly worded letter

right after they reelect the dipshit.