A Manatee County, Florida, commissioner broke protocol for equitable vaccine distribution, which she had previously voted in favor of, when planning a vaccine drive initiated by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Vanessa Baugh admitted on Thursday that she “wanted to make sure certain people were on the list” for vaccination after emails revealed that she directed county officials to create a list to let her and others jump the line. In response to criticism that county officials had only permitted residents from the two richest zip codes in the county to get vaccinated at the event, Baugh further admitted that she picked the zip codes herself.
In a public county commissioner meeting on Thursday, Baugh apologized for the criticism regarding the “pop-up” vaccination site,but said that if presented with the opportunity again, “I will do exactly what I did this time.” Baugh further explained that she “did exactly what (DeSantis) wanted” in organizing the vaccine drive.
On Tuesday, in another public county commissioner meeting, Baugh said that the vaccine drive was initiated by DeSantis, a […]
If you want to see the MOST POORLY handled COVID-19 response policies look no further than New York and our Emmy award winning Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D NY. Seems his victory lap and book tour were short lived. His corruption, lying and obfuscating is finally catching up to him and his crooked Democrat controlled administration. Just ask the families of those his policies caused to die in NY nursing homes. They have relentlessly investigated him and brought the facts and truth to light.