The Republican governor called for the probe earlier this month at the conclusion of a roundtable he staged with scientists, doctors and researchers, who are all vaccine skeptics.
Trump in many opinion polls among Republican voters remains a favorite for the 2024 presidential nomination, which DeSantis now also is expected to seek.
Florida under DeSantis' state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, has warned against males aged 18 to 39 from receiving Covid-19 vaccines, essentially going against the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and numerous other scientific organizations around the world. Ladapo cited concerns about possible heart risks based on Florida Department of Health analysis.
More than 1.1 million Americans have died with COVID-19, including more than 83,000 Floridians. The American Medical Association and the vast majority of medical professionals say vaccines remain safe and effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19.Five justices, three of them DeSantis-appointees, approved the grand jury request. Justice Jorge Labarga, a moderate on the court turned sharply conservative under DeSantis, was the lone 'no' vote.
Justice Renatha Francis, the governor’s most recent appointee to the court, did not take part in the ruling.chief judge for the state’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, based in Hillsborough County, will be the statewide panel’s presiding judge.DeSantis earlier this year got justices to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate immigration-related issues, including the smuggling of undocumented children into Florida. That panel is still meeting behind closed doors.
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