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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board

Editorial: Can Florida’s politicians finally turn their attention to getting residents vaccinated against COVID?

Now that the Legislature’s season of making it harder for the public to vote and protest is at an end, the time has come to focus on how to finish the important job of vaccinating Floridians against COVID-19.

Perhaps you feel as if things are bumping along nicely, with infections dropping (a little) and the Centers for Disease Control relaxing mask recommendations. You’d be mistaken: Now is when the real crackpots come out to play.

Consider that a private school in South Florida, partly funded by an anti-vaccination activist, last week warned teachers and staffers that they could be lose their jobs if they receive an anti-COVID shot over the summer. At the very least, they would be kept away from the student body when school starts.

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