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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
National
Steven Lemongello

DeSantis won’t say if he’s boosted against COVID-19, says status could be used as ‘weapon’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to answer a question on whether he’s received a COVID-19 booster shot, calling it a “private matter.”

“So that’s something that, you know, I think people should just make their own decisions on,” DeSantis said when asked directly about his booster status at a news conference on Friday in Sarasota. “I’m not going to let that be a weapon for people to be able to use.”

The comment could be taken as an acknowledgment that admitting his booster status could be a political problem for DeSantis, said Mac Stipanovich, a Tallahassee consultant and anti-Trump former Republican turned independent.

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