TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida will be filing a lawsuit in an attempt to block vaccine mandate rules issued through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
DeSantis spoke about the legal action at a news conference from the Florida Capitol on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo.
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Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
“This has caused a lot of angst for a lot of people,” DeSantis said, vowing to protect Floridians’ jobs regardless of their decision on coronavirus vaccines.
Watch a replay of the news conference below: