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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang and agencies

Florida health official put on leave after encouraging staff to get Covid vaccine

A person receives a Covid vaccine in Miami in December 2021.
A person receives a Covid vaccine in Miami in December 2021. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A health official who helped lead Florida’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to get vaccinated.

The state health agency is conducting an inquiry into Raul Pino, director of the Florida department of health in Orange county, to “determine if any laws were broken in this case”, the state department of health press secretary, Jeremy Redfern, said in an email.

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