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U.S. police officers who lost their jobs because they didn't want to get vaccinated have a new place to go– Florida.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 24 that he would sign a bill to provide a $5,000 "relocation subsidy" for out-of-state police officers who were reluctant to get vaccinated so they could "reemploy" in Florida. He promised that Florida would not introduce mandatory vaccination laws.
DeSantis (right) is interviewed by Fox in a video screenshot
In response to Biden's mandatory vaccination order, many cities across the United States have announced the implementation of compulsory vaccination decrees, and public officials who do not comply or lose their jobs. On the 24th, de Santis was interviewed by a program of conservative media Fox News Network, angrily denouncing the mandatory vaccine measures as "will hit the US economy hard."
"What Biden is doing is unconstitutional, and he has no authority to do so," DeSantis told the host.
He declared that such mandatory vaccination orders for public officials "not only deprive people of their individual choices, but also cause economic chaos, because even if these people who lose their jobs are only a small number, their departure will cause serious disruption to the medical, logistical, and law enforcement systems." ”
DeSantis defended the policemen, saying, "Scientifically, most of these people have already had COVID-19 and are recovering, so they are very immune." ”
DeSantis then boasted of Florida's "freedom." "So in Florida, our policy is very clear," he said. We will have a special meeting to make it clear that no one is going to lose their jobs because they don't get vaccinated. ”
The governor began calling on police in other states to "re-employ." "We're actually actively recruiting law enforcement forces in other states because our police departments do need officer replenishment," he announced. ”
He began "digging the wall" and calling on police officers from All over the country, including New York, Minneapolis, Seattle, and others, to move to the "Sunshine State" — if they were uncomfortable at work.
"If you are treated unjustly, we will treat you well and we will compensate you." He announced that at the next legislative session, "there is a good chance that a decree will be signed to give every police officer from out-of-state a $5,000 resettlement subsidy." ”
The White House spokesman did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the two parties in the United States have played games on various epidemic issues such as epidemic prevention measures, "lockdowns", and vaccines, and vigorously engaged in "new crown politicization". To spur declining vaccination rates, the Biden administration last month signed an executive order on voluntary vaccinations, requiring employees of businesses with government business to complete vaccinations by early December. Democratic states responded to the call, but Republicans not only opposed mandatory vaccinations, but also took the opportunity to introduce recruitments for public officials across the country.
In Chicago, for example, public officials, including police officers, are required to report vaccinations this month, and those who are not vaccinated are required to undergo nucleic acid testing twice a week, and must complete the full vaccination process by December 31. The decree set mayor Lori Lightfoot at loggerheads with John Catanzara, the head of the local police union.
Indiana has introduced similar measures to attract police. According to the kansas City Star, a local media outlet, the state police department tweeted this month to "poach people" directly from Chicago. The tweet said, "Hello Chicago cops, we're hiring!" There are no mandatory vaccination orders, less taxes to pay, good schools, and warm communities. The state's governor, Mike Braun, also took advantage of the situation on the 19th to tweet, "Ready to help chicago police dock with the Indiana state police department that is recruiting." ”
In addition, New York Mayor Deshow, who promoted the mandatory vaccine order, announced on the 20th that all city officials who had not been vaccinated as of November 1 would be dealt with without pay. The NYCPBA, a police union in New York City, was outraged by the decree, and the president issued a statement announcing that he would take legal action against the city.
Vaccination progress in the United States, once ahead of the world, has recently grown weakly. In July, 67 percent of the U.S. population received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, leading the world. But according to The New York Times tracking data, only 57 percent of Americans have completed the full vaccine so far, lagging behind dozens of countries. Public health experts blame the U.S. lagging vaccination schedule on a polarized political environment, social media rife with misinformation, and government sectoral confusion.
However, the epidemic in the United States is still not in recession, and according to Hopkins University (JHU), the average number of confirmed cases in the United States since October has been about 650,000 per week. As of October 25, the cumulative number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the United States reached 45442006, and the cumulative number of deaths was 735,930. In the past 24 hours, there have been 23,309 new confirmed cases and 213 new deaths in the United States.
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