The whip of the majority in the House of Representatives James Clayburn (DS.C.) asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to reverse or explain his decision after refusing to order vaccines against COVID-19 for children under 5 years of age.
In a letter sent Friday, Clayburn, chairman of the House of Representatives ‘subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, added that he was concerned about DeSantis’ public comments that he opposed the allocation of state resources to vaccinate young children against COVID-19.
He stressed that every state except Florida has ordered vaccines after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday gave the green light to vaccines against COVID-19 for children aged 5 and younger.
Clayburn said that because of the governor’s “deliberate inaction,” pediatricians and family physicians across Florida are currently unable to order doses.
“There will be no government programs trying to get COVID injections for babies and young children and newborns,” DeSantis said on Thursday. “This is not something we think is appropriate, so we will not use our resources there.”
Claiborne says the DeSantis opposition will ban families from accessing vaccines on federal vaccination sites, even if they order vaccines directly from the federal government.
“Your decision to reject these vaccines may deny Florida parents the opportunity to make their own decisions about what is best for their children’s health – and may deny some Florida children the ability to live long and healthy lives. “He wrote.
Clayburn also dismissed statements by the governor of Florida that his administration was “firmly against the Covid vaccine for young children” because they “have zero risk of getting anything.”
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He emphasized that although COVID-19 infections posed a lower risk to younger children, the risk factor was “significantly above zero”.
The whip of the majority in the House of Representatives said that more than 2,600 American children under the age of 5 were hospitalized with COVID-19, and 442 died of the disease.
“Even mild coronavirus infections can cause serious long-term consequences for children, such as multisystemic inflammatory syndrome – a rare but potentially deadly inflammatory disease – and prolonged COVID, which can cause severe fatigue, cognitive impairment, cognitive impairment, muscle and joint pain and other symptoms. which last for months, “he added.
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