Florida's COVID-19 figures are staggering, with the US state recording more than 150,000 cases last week. Politics are being blamed and health workers are in despair.
Dr Besser despairs that vaccination rates have been tied to political affiliation in the US.
The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis — an ally of Donald Trump — has clashed with US President Joe Biden over making children wear masks to school this month. "Joe Biden suggests that if you don't do lockdown policies then you should 'get out of the way'. Let me tell you this, if you're coming after the rights of parents in Florida, I'm standing in your way. I'm not going to let you get away with it."
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