In his first press conference in nearly three weeks, Ron DeSantis stood firm that things will remain the same in Florida despite the Omicron surge.
: DeSantis and Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo spoke at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale on their fight for more monoclonal antibody treatments — when antibodies are administered to help fight a COVID infection.on masks and shutdowns didn't change over the holidays.
"They promised hundreds of millions of tests. I don't know when that's coming, if it will come," DeSantis said. "If we had the capacity to buy some, we would have bought some."Ladapo is supposed to release guidance soon on testing with what DeSantis called a "test if you have a reason" focus. Ladapo said he would prioritize testing "likely to change outcomes" and people who are older or more at risk.
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