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The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, announced the approval of legislation that mandates a penalty for all public places that require proof of vaccine to their clients. The penalty or fine will be in the amount of $ 5, 000 dollars and this legislation takes effect on 16 of next September.
Despite the fact that the aforementioned law has had a number of detractors, Governor DeSantis insists that it is to avoid the “extra limitations of the government.”
“During the last year, we have avoided Florida business and school closures and prolonged lockdowns because I have refused to take the same approach as other lockdown regulators. This legislation guarantees that there are legal safeguards so that local governments cannot arbitrarily close our schools or businesses, ”argued DeSantis when he spoke about this legislation a few months ago.
For her part, the Governor’s Press Secretary, Christina Pushaw, emphasized that “Governor DeSantis is making decisions based on empirical evidence, upholding the rule of law, and protecting the individual rights of all Floridians” . According to the local media “8 On Your Side”.
The Florida governor even threatened to suspend the salaries of school leaders that challenge state government orders that parents should be left with the power to decide whether their children will wear masks in class or no.
Despite this, some companies have directly ignored the requirement of the Florida governed. This was the case of the third largest cruise company, Norwegian (NCL), which began its voyages the second week of August departing from an American port but not from Florida, and he did so with all his crew and passengers fully vaccinated . Because in Florida the fight for the requirement of vaccination vouchers continues in a legal battle.
Of course, DeSantis has had her Democratic opponents comment on it, one of them was Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried who has pointed out that it is of a matter of politics with little common sense.
Fried considers that the governor’s decisions “go against common sense, and are an insult to the principles of the free market that he claims to defend. ”
For his part, DeSantis defends himself by saying that his opponents instead of being interested in stopping the spread of the virus, “are more dedicated to taking revenge on Floridians who are trying to do the right thing.”
Currently Florida is among the states with less than 10% of capacity of beds in hospitals pa ra infected with Covid – 19, due to the high demand for hospitalizations.
With This new regulation of fining places or companies that require proof of vaccination, the future of multiple shipping companies that leave Florida is not clear, since it is evident that if they cannot demand that passengers be vaccinated in Florida, they may leave from other ports or follow the legal battle they currently have.
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