Tallahassee, FL — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order prohibiting the requirement of COVID-19 vaccine passports in the state on Tuesday.
DeSantis tweeted that the Florida State Legislature is in the process of “making permanent these protections for Floridians” and that he looks forward to signing the legislation soon.
The governor previously stated that vaccine passports to prove COVID-19 immunization was “off the table” in the Sunshine State.
“The vaccine passport is a terrible idea. We are definitely not going to require anything from the state’s perspective, that is totally off the table. If I have businesses that want to do that in Florida, I think that that’s more than a private decision. I think that impacts our society. I think that impacts people, particularly disadvantaged people in a way that would really be negative for our state. So what form that would take I’d have to discuss it with my folks, I’d have to discuss it potentially with the legislature, but I think it’s a very very bad idea. Look, if you want to go to a movie theater, a concert all this stuff, go. If you don’t, don’t – but to require somebody to show some kind of proof of vaccination I think that is completely unacceptable, and that is not something we are going to support in any way here in Florida,” said DeSantis.
Democrat-controlled states refuse to leave decisions on how to interact in public up to individuals. Thankfully, DeSantis, and hopefully the Florida State Legislature, are willing to leave these decisions up to the people.
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