Florida Doctors Blast Governor Ron DeSantis Over COVID-19

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has drawn national attention for bucking federal health-care officials over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but a group of Florida physicians said Thursday the governor’s push to reopen the state and block precautions are a main reason for a sharp increase in the number of residents suffering from COVID-19.

Bernard Ashby, a Miami cardiologist and leader of the Florida chapter of the Committee to Protect Health Care, said DeSantis should spend more time talking to people about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and less time attacking federal infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci in hopes of scoring political points.