Gov. DeSantis Incorrectly Claims Covid-19 Booster Makes You 'More Likely To Get Infected'
Gov. DeSantis Incorrectly Claims Covid-19 Booster Makes You ‘More Likely To Get Infected’
Bruce Y. Lee
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Jan 19, 2023,06:10pm EST
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/01/19/gov-desantis-incorrectly-claims-covid-19-boosters-makes-you-more-likely-to-get-infected/?sh=e97d1ab47fb9
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Yes, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) really “De said this” at a recent press conference. He claimed that those who had gotten the Covid-19 bivalent boosters are actually “more likely to get infected,” presumably with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Specifically, De Governor asserted, “[Florida Surgeon General] Joe Ladapo can talk a little bit more about it. Like almost every study now has said, with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster.” What? How is that the case? Well, it is easy to “DeBunk” such claims because “every study” did not say what DeSantis had said. In fact, studies have said exactly “DeOpposite.”
If you want a full recount of what DeSantis said, take a look at the video accompanying the following tweet from The Recount:
When you claim that “like almost every study” says something, you should be able to provide at least a few studies to support your claim, right? But DeSantis didn’t really do that.
If DeSantis were known as DeScientist, he would have reviewed all of the studies that have evaluated the effectiveness of the Covid-19 bivalent boosters to date during the press conference and then explained why he still could have reached that conclusion. But DeSantis is neither a medical doctor nor any other type of scientist. For example, he didn’t mention the three different studies that measured the effectiveness of the bivalent boosters and were published in two separate issues of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in December.
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