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Floridians Demand DeSantis Veto Bill Extending Immunity to Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Patients

Floridians Demand DeSantis Veto Bill Extending Immunity to Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Patients
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters Feb. 2 about the need to boost hospitalized patient's rights at a press conference at Santa Fe College's construction school in Gainesville, Fla. Natasha Holt/The Epoch Times
Nanette Holt
Nanette Holt
Senior Features Editor
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A growing contingent of people concerned about how hospitals treat COVID-19 is calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill the Republican Party is quickly pushing through the state’s legislature.

The Republican-led effort seeks to extend a law that grants near-immunity to health care providers for their treatment of COVID-19, as long as they follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They say the measure still is needed to help health care facilities stay solvent during the pandemic.
Nanette Holt
Nanette Holt
Senior Features Editor
Nanette Holt is an Epoch Times reporter and senior features editor covering issues of national interest. Ms. Holt has had more than 30 years of experience in media and has written for Reader’s Digest, Woman’s World, the Tampa Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times, and others.
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