Rick Scott: Floridians Should Get COVID Vax if They Feel ‘Comfortable’ With It
District of Columbia, Florida | August 8, 2021
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Sunday refused to support growing pressure for his state — hit hard by a surge in COVID-19 cases — to mandate vaccines, saying residents should get vaccinated if they feel “comfortable” with it.
In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Scott, a former Florida governor, blasted the Biden administration’s virus information pipeline.
“I’ve done everything I can to try to make sure people are comfortable getting the vaccine,” he said. “I think that’s what every Republican I know is trying [to do,] to get people good information and just tell people, ‘if you feel comfortable, get the vaccine.’’’
“I hope no one else gets sick,” he added, but urged: “Let people make their choices. This is not a country where we need people telling us what to do. I love my mom, I hate her telling me what to do. Give me good information, I will make a good decision.”
According to Scott, good information isn’t what the Biden administration is handing out….
(Excerpts from Newsmax)