Well, how about the "harassment" nurses and physican's endur from having to wear an N95or PAPR's mask + goggles and face shield 12-14hrs each shift due to U.S non-vaccinated Covid infected persons CHOOSING that status despite vaccine availability???
BASIC INFECTION CONTROL measures during a pandemic: cover your face and nose when out in public.
See that picture from CDC: PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKERS --almost forgotten today.
Florida reported over 134,000 new COVID-19 cases in past week per Florida Dept of Health.
Yet the Dept of Health pushed out this Emergency Order-- smacks of political involvement not science based.
64DER21 -12 Protocols for Controlling COVID-19 in School Settings
QuoteThis emergency rule conforms to Executive Order Number 21-175, which ordered the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Education to ensure safety protocols for controlling the spread of COVID-19 in schools that
(1) do not violate Floridians' constitutional freedoms;
(2) do not violate parents' rights under Florida law to make health care decisions for their minor children; and
(3) protect children with disabilities or health conditions who would be harmed by certain protocols, such as face masking requirements. The order, which is incorporated by reference, directs that any COVID- 19 mitigation actions taken by school districts comply with the Parents' Bill of Rights, and "protect parents' right to make decisions regarding masking of their children in relation to COVID-19.
ABC News 8/6/2021
The governor and local districts have clashed this week over masks.
CBS: 8/6/2021
Florida school mask controversy continues as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge
Thankfully, push back from some school districts
https://abcnews.go.com/US/desantis-school-districts-clash-masks-covid-19-cases/story?id=79277496
07/26/2021
American Academy of Pediatrics.: Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report
Quote...As of July 29, nearly 4.2 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Almost 72,000 cases were added the past week, a substantial increase from the prior week, when about 39,000 cases were reported. After declining in early Summer, child cases have steadily increased in July.
FL: As of 6/24/21, stopped reporting child hospitalizations...
8/6/2021: Philadelphia Inquirer
GRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrr Praying for our Florida school nurses...
1 hour ago, NRSKarenRN said:My crystal ball says Trump openly supported VACCINATION at last Trump Alabama rally as seeing the raging increase in infections in Alabama and Florida would be affecting his voter base.
And they BOO’d him for it! Took the idjits all this time to realize that they’re killing off their base! Karma’s a beast!
Glad to see the US government Dept. Education getting involved due to violation of students rights to have a safe educational environment. Florida courts already ruled Desantis mask ban illegal.
AP via Philadelphia Inquirer 8/30/21
Quote
The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
The department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. Those states have barred schools from requiring masks among students and staff, a move that the department says could prevent some students from safely attending school.
“It’s simply unacceptable that state leaders are putting politics over the health and education of the students they took an oath to serve,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. “The department will fight to protect every student’s right to access in-person learning safely.” ...
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I was referring to the deep state that Trump had his cult convinced was keeping him from MAGA. It's all he talked about for a spell as they pushed back against his corrupt behavior and agenda.