DeSantis is no longer holding back on going after those involved in pushing the Covid-19 vaccine on Americans. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to impanel a grand jury to investigate “wrongdoing in Florida” related to the shots.
DeSantis announced his request for a grand jury during a media event to discuss “COVID-19 mRNA vaccine accountability,” where he was joined by state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and a group of professors, researchers, and a doctor who questioned the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines and whether adverse health reactions have been accurately reported.
According to CL Tampa, the governor also announced a state probe into cardiac-related deaths following vaccinations against COVID-19 and the creation of a committee to “oversee the medical establishment.”
DeSantis’ actions on Tuesday amplified his clashes with President Joe Biden and other federal authorities over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’m announcing a petition with the Supreme Court of Florida to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate any and all wrongdoing in Florida with respect to COVID-19 vaccines. And we anticipate that we will get the approval for that,” DeSantis said. “That will be something that will be impaneled most likely in the Tampa Bay area. And that will come with legal processes that will be able to get more information and to bring legal accountability for those who committed misconduct.”
The governor’s latest grand-jury petition focused in part on statements by pharmaceutical company executives about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
“The pharmaceutical industry has a notorious history of misleading the public for financial gain,” a part of the 20-page petition said.
The petition also disputed statements about coronavirus vaccines made by Biden and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, who is one of the president’s top pandemic advisors. DeSantis has harshly criticized their approach to the coronavirus pandemic.
The petition seeks an inquiry into pharmaceutical companies and their executives, as well as “medical associations or organizations involved in the design, development, clinical testing or investigation, manufacture, marketing, representation, advertising, promotion, labeling, distribution, formulation, packing, sale, purchase, donation, dispensing, prescribing, administration, or use of vaccines purported to prevent COVID-19” infections, symptoms and transmission.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement would serve as the primary investigator for the grand jury. However, the petition said any law enforcement agency in the state could be called upon for the probe.
DeSantis also on Tuesday announced that Ladapo, who doubles as secretary of the Florida Department of Health, will lead what Ladapo called a “surveillance study” to explore deaths that occurred after people were vaccinated against COVID-19.
“We are initiating a program here in Florida where we will be studying the incidents, in surveillance, of myocarditis within a few weeks of COVID-19 vaccination for people who died,” Ladapo said, referring to a condition that causes inflammation of the heart.
