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Experts Wonder, Warn: Is Florida Test Case For Herd Immunity?

JOSE A. IGLESIAS
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Miami Herald
Gov. Ron DeSantis

Gov. Ron DeSantis has commanded more media attention with his “open-everything” policy than on encouraging people to slow the spread of the virus.

Can Florida return to life as normal without containing the spread of the novel coronavirus?

The answer from Gov. Ron DeSantis is an emphatic yes. And, whether Floridians know it or not, he is pursuing a policy that will allow the virus to spread freely in the state until most of the population becomes infected — or is vaccinated with a yet-to-be obtained vaccine — while attempting to protect those thought to be most vulnerable.

Two months after a deadly summer surge and months before a realistic goal to begin rolling out a vaccine, the governor issued an order that opened up nearly every part of commerce, ended restrictions on restaurant dining, and barred local governments from enforcing mask mandates and social-distancing rules.

Read more of this article at WLRN news partner the Miami Herald.
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