Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis called on the CDC to stop recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for children. Additionally, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis called on the Florida Legislature to make permanent the state prohibitions on mRNA mandates and to add vaccination status protections to the Patient's Bill of Rights.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis today urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to halt its recommendation of COVID-19 vaccines for children while calling on the Florida Legislature to permanently ban mRNA vaccine mandates and enshrine vaccination status protections in the state’s Patient’s Bill of

DeSantis invited a woman named Ginger to the state Capitol to show state lawmakers how the first lady’s initiative has helped people connect to services. Ginger was sitting next to Casey DeSantis and the couple’s son, Mason, in the gallery as lawmakers gave her a standing ovation.

Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo spoke at a news conference in Tampa on Wednesday. The governor endorsed legislation that would make vaccine mandate protections permanent in Florida.

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon in Tampa. First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Department of Health Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo are expected to join the governor. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.