FL Governor DeSantis Officially Bans 'Vaccine Passports'

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  1. Hmmm

    Can anyone say “executive overreach”? He can set guidelines for state government offices, but he is out of bounds trying to control businesses.

    1. Are you kidding me?

      That’s literally been happening nationwide for over a year now, if anything desantis is probably one of the least guilty governors of this act. He allowed them to open and enforce (or not enforce) any covid restrictions they see fitting. Where have you been dude?

      1. JJ Grimes

        Smart man, you have the guts to uphold the constitution and Americans rights and for that we are thankful.

    2. Amber

      Exactly. It’s hilarious that he used personal freedoms while also banning businesses from protecting their employees and patrons. It’s a shame because o was hoping we could get back to no masks at disney.

    3. Van Hamlin

      Since most progressive Democrats are against ID for voting, how can they be FOR COVID ID. The next thing will be showing your COVID ID when you vote!

    4. Disagree

      Um, not even close. Come visit California then you se government overreach. Newsom has destroyed our once beautiful state. And he has become a complete dictator. There’s a mass exodus from here for a reason. And everyone is to fleeing for Florida for a reason. How about this, those who like the passports can go to land and those that don’t can go to WDW. Everyone wins….

    5. This is definitely a power move based on money. If he thinks he can mandate a private business to not use covid travel cards, he is in for a fight with them. Say goodbye to the cruise industry and close down the ports. This is no different than if said everyone has to wear mask. He has been done nothing but try to get the travel dollar back in the state at the expense of our citizens. Not my governor!

  2. Hmmm Gavin Newsom California Disneyland… Ron Desantis Florida Walt Disney World … Looks like to me being an out of state AP that Orlando may be the new Anaheim. So much for inclusiveness California …

  3. Chris

    Good for him, this is exactly the kind of leadership we need, one that protects the rights of citizens, including thier privacy

    1. Concerned Citizen

      It’s spelled their and this is NOT what we need. DUH-Santis is a jackass who doesn’t care about anyone.

      1. Kyla

        I agree. He hasn’t cared about anything but money this entire pandemic. While I believe everyone should still be wearing masks as an outward symbol of support and safety, our health choices aren’t up for debate. It’s none of anyone’s business. Some do not accept vaccines for personal, medical, or religious reasons. Although schools require immunization records before allowing a child to enter (which COULD serve as an example for the state) there are some exemptions. There are pros and cons. As long as Disney keeps its mask and distancing policies, I don’t mind if they don’t enforce vaccine passports.

      2. Disagree

        Actually he is an amazing governor. I come California, now that is one horrible governor and he backs the passport. The way Desantis has handled this whole thing is incredible. My state is on complete lockdown. It feels like a different country here and our numbers are just as high. If that works then why the high numbers? I’m glad there’s a governor with a backbone

    2. Joy

      I agree with the governor, too. We need more leaders like DeSantis who are not afraid to fight for citizens’ rights.

  4. Cima

    This is appropriate leadership in a democratic nation. Its strange to me that anyone would be opposed to the Governor’s EO. Even this argument that he’s interfering with businesses is pretty bogus. A business should NEVER have right to know someone’s private health information for service. That is violation of civil rights and discriminatory. These are rights already established and his EO only affirms that the State of Florida will not allow this initiative that violates civil liberties and dismantles democracy. I hope it goes through proper legislation as well. Florida is a better place for this decisive action.

    1. Worst US Governor

      Even if it does, it faces a long court battle to be enacted. If most of the rest of the country requires them, FL will cave.

    2. Worst Guv

      You’re wrong. No business has the right to the info. A citizen chooses to give them that access. This is Desantis playing politics trying to capture the 2024 GOP nom. Pure and simple. If Biden said cut Taxes to 0%, Desantis would oppose it because it came from
      Biden. Which is why our country is broken.

      1. Paul A.

        You basically just described what Biden has done since he entered office. You’re hilarious!

    3. Bill

      Exactly!

  5. Concerned Citizen

    DUH-Santis is a big idiotic moron and is the laughing stock of America, and perhaps the world. He is literally putting Floridians at risk of dying. This fool doesn’t care about anyone. COVID cases are spiking out of control in Florida but DUH-Santis only cares about the economy and himself. He has blood on his hands. VOTE out this piece of crap.

    1. Bill

      Except Florida’s numbers prove he’s right. ??

      1. Daddy Piranha

        You mean the governor of the state that had a 21% increase in cases in the last 14 days? That governor, Bill?

    2. C H

      I understand your point of view and disagree. It is the governments job to protect our freedoms, not to protect us. As to mask mandate, I do support it as you can infect me by not wearing a mask without showing symptoms.

      1. Kyla

        Freedoms aren’t absolute.

    3. Tommy

      I think you need to look at the numbers. DeSantis has been proven correct way more than not. Just look at California and NY if you want to see the incorrect way.

      1. Daddy Piranha

        You mean the numbers that show new positive cases in California dropping in the last 14 days while the number in Florida increasing? Yup. That makes a really good point. Not the point you are trying to make, but still…

        1. Dumb Daddy

          Nice try Daddy, check your figures again, California numbers have not decreased in the last 14 days!

        2. KenR

          In Michigan we’ve had severe lock downs, mask mandates and our cases were up over 600%. It’s a virus and these measures have no control over the spread of a virus. When will people understand that? The lockdowns did more harm to the citizens then the virus (which is never going away). Florida did it right.

    4. James

      You truly have no clue what you’re talking about. I live in NYC and our Governor is the laughing stock and a criminal who killed Grandparents. We have some of the strictest Covid regulations and are now seeing another spike in cases. Florida on the other hand is doing much better than NY and has all a long faired better.

  6. Stephanie Pena

    A Governor with some sense! Hopefully Texas follows soon! I for one will never take this vaccine, just like I never take the flu shot or booster shots. This non freedom of choice has got to stop!

  7. Bill

    I have had the vaccine, but I 100% agree with Governor DeSantis. So far, he’s been on the right side of the argument, the whole time. Comparing Florida’s numbers to the lockdown States, proves it!

    1. Erica M

      THANK YOU Bill!!! Personal choice!! ❤ Exactly what America is and the constitution is built on! Plus all this disagreement and hate is horrible. Appreciate your opinion sir!

      1. marcus

        Absolutely! People should only agree with other people that share the same views they do. Its the American way! LOL

  8. Kathy

    I think that any private entity can ask for information they deem necessary to protect their business, their employees and their patrons. If an individual does not want to follow those protocols, take your business else where. Schools require and request proof of vaccinations for their students, hospitals require employees to be up to date with medical tests
    S and vaccines. De Santis in overstepping his powers.

    1. Tina

      Absolutely, Kathy. You said exactly what I was thinking. You are not required to get a vaccine. You are not required to go into a particular business, and you are not required to share your health information. But a private business should have the right to protect their employees and customers by assuring they have a safe environment. If you do not wish to share the information, simply choose not to go into the business. It is a disappointment. No one is required to use the passport, but it was an effective tool that I was happy to offer if it meant opening doors faster and more safely. I would always show preference to a business that shared my beliefs and put public health above politics, and perhaps profit margin. I am a Republican that is greatly disappointed in this Governor, so it isn’t always a party line problem.

    2. Kathy isnt the smartest

      35% of medical workers have refused the vaccine, so no, hospitals do NOT require employees to be up to date with medical tests and expermental drug programs (also knows as the covid-19 vaccine)

  9. Donna

    He is an ass.maybe if his family member gets covid and dies he might smarten up its doubtful

    1. James

      You’re An ass and have no clue what you’re talking about

  10. Fives

    This guy is such a moron. A lot of travel requires proof of certain vaccines. It’s not “your private health information”, it’s literally just a piece of paper that confirms that you’ve had the vaccine required for entry. Your driver’s license contains more private information, and people hand that over to just about anybody who asks for it.

    1. Sixes

      International travel at the southern border of the USA does not require the vaccine or a covid test . . . . go figure!

      1. Fives

        That’s not even a little relevant to this conversation. One border not needing a vaccine doesn’t have any impact on other travel needing one, or the right for private property to require one. That argument would be like saying that since you don’t need a visa to take a vacation in Canada, you shouldn’t need a visa anywhere.

        1. Sixes

          But isn’t it funny that there’s all this talk about having to prove you’ve been vaccinated before traveling but our fearless president is just letting all the illegals travel right in to the country at the south border? So yeah, it is relevant 🙂 Keep drinking the kool-aid and go back and hide under your bed, there’s an even more deadly and contagious variant that was just discovered!

  11. Pauline Navarro

    Just wish he could/would ban those stupid masks OUTDOORS..if so, I would go to Disneyworld next month with my family! But, Disney’s business decision.

  12. Mark Kaplan

    What a great Governor. This is why Florida remains a red state, and why the blue states are literally burning alive. Let me give you an educated hint of what our state would have become had our Governor followed along with the blue politicians. Considering our country is on it’s way to becoming a certain nation I’m hinting to…..

    “Ihre Papiere bitte…..”

  13. Jay

    The Governor is correct.

    The idea of a vaccine passport is an extreme government over reach and should not be allowed.

  14. Mr Obvious

    Just like no shoes no shirt no service private business’s just like Disney can do as they wish. The gov is grandstanding as usual. Maybe Trump can publicly tug him off and we can go back to normal

  15. Dan C Cozby

    Another flaming REPUBLICAN IDIOT. He should be one and DONE.

    1. KenR

      Oh yes, we need more power hungry, hypocritical, idiots like AOC, Biden, Maxine Waters, Newsome, Whitmer, And of course Cuomo. Such wonderful Democrats.

      1. Lorelei

        As opposed to the power-hungry, hypocritical idiot who claims to be conservative while trampling over local ordinances and private business rights? Yeah, I’d take AOC over him any day.

        1. Jerry

          What has Democratic governors been doing the past year? Issuing executive orders forcing businesses to comply to COVID lockdowns and mandates. Some businesses even being forced into bankruptcy!

          And then you call DeSantis “power-hungry?” Why? Because he won’t let Disney World demand vaccine passports?

          If you want the vaccine, get it! And you are protected now! So why are you so obsessed with what everyone else is doing?

  16. Paul

    Ah, political grandstanding at its finest.

    The state of Florida *requires* proof of vaccination/immunization for kids to participate in public and private pre-school through high school. Yet he says, “It’s completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to impose upon you the requirement that you show proof of vaccine to just simply be able to participate in normal society.”

    At least as recent as 2018, the courts have upheld a businesses right to require immunizations for their customers and employees. Overall, the Supreme Court rulings have upheld the same.

    If any businesses choose to challenge this in the courts, he will lose. But that’s not the point, right? DeSantis did this just so he can have another 15 minutes of fame.

  17. David

    Just to check my understanding of this. So it will be illegal for Floridians to be issued with a Covid vaccination passport ?
    If this is the case then Floridians will not be allowed on cruise ships as most of the cruise lines are going down the vaccination passport route to ensure the welfare of their passengers as far as they are able

  18. Jamie

    Good. Huge HIPAA violation. Can’t believe Biden wants that but he wants no freedoms & everyone’s money to take them away. Desantis is doing a great job.

    1. Paul

      Nope. Your doctor has to hold your information confidential except as you specify otherwise. HIPAA allows you to voluntarily provide your information to other entity or person. Which you would do if you have a vaccine passport. (Just like those little “accept” boxes for all the software you install)

    2. LL

      How does this violate HIPAA, Jamie? If a government office said show me your vaccination status, that might be a violation. We’re talking about a private enterprise that you voluntarily want to enter. In that case, the business has the right to ensure health precaution are followed, to include looking at a vaccine passport. You have a choice to find an establishment without rules. That’s freedom. Telling a business owner they can’t set rules is not freedom unless those rules are discriminatory as established by law.

    3. marcus

      Why is it always the people that mention “HIPAA violation!” yet have no idea how that law actually works in real life?

  19. Indy

    Everyone says the governor is “fighting for citizens rights” yet you are okay with him taking that same right away from businesses to choose. Businesses that may want to try and protect their employees and patrons. You can’t agree with one and not the other.
    Not to mention the fact that Fl has one of the highest case rates in the country, with 4 times more cases per 100K people. Everyone looks at just “total numbers” but you have to look at population to understand and Fl has half the population as Ca yet 4 times the case rate. Oh yeah, Texas, also having banned mask mandates and opened everything up, has an even higher case rate. Interesting correlation.

    1. Jerry

      You have governors in other states putting all sorts of restrictions on businesses over the past year and you cheered those executive orders. But when a Republican governor puts out an order to make sure to protect individual freedom, you whine about executive overreach and taking choices away from businesses. Give me a break.

    2. Melinda Murphy

      Sorry, your data is incorrect. Please read the updated cdc website for correct contextual data.

  20. Anthony Cecchini

    It is just as wrong to ban vaccine passports as it is to require vaccine passports. It government overreach either way. It is up to the business owner on how to run the business not the government

    1. marcus

      Eh, without a mandate one way or the other I think a lot of businesses would opt out of having to deal with the passports. It would simply be easier that way not to deal with all the hassle of having employees checking everyone coming in.

    2. Jeter

      Hunty he can’t ban them! He also banned mask mandates a year ago.. wake up

  21. Concerned Dis Fan

    It is MY BODY and MY CHOICE so if Disney were to force people to get vaccinated or PREVENT vaccinated people it’s just as bad. They should do the same with masks because if a ride is outside I shouldn’t have to wear the oppressive muzzle all the time. There are doctors that say masks are useless so why does Disney force me to wear one? Florida governer is fighting for our freedoms on this one

    1. marcus

      Wow, you sound like you are under a LOT of duress. When was the last time that Disney forced your family to visit WDW against their free will? Personally I would love the chance at that because the only time I can ever get in is when I spend thousands for airfare, hotel and entry tickets. Please tell me how to get Disney to let me in for free!

      1. Tessa

        You gotta work there. But the price of airfare and hotel is nothing compared to the weight of being punched, yelled at spit at, sexually harassed by guests and fellow cast. I would say my body my choice but I need health insurance and a company I work for gives it to me so I work

    2. Jason

      It is your body your choice. And it’s Disney’s privately owned company you pay to enter- their choice on what policy they require.. and believe me.. they will require vaccines

  22. Jerry

    If you want the vaccine, get it! Congrats! You are protected now! The drug companies say the vaccine is 95% effective. You are protected! So why are you so obsessed with the choices everyone else makes? Why does a vaccinated person fear a unvaccinated person?

    The vaccine doesn’t change anything either. We still have to wear the stupid masks. We still have to socially distance. So what incentive is there to run out and get a vaccine that was rushed through development and no one knows what the long term side effects are going to be?

  23. Jason

    You realize that in America we have had vaccination records for decades. DeSantis can not ban private companies from creating their own company policy. Remember he would not issue a mask mandate but disney still requires it if employees and guests. It’s all rhetoric- Desantis is getting paid to be the voice of anti passport, disney is paying 50,000+ employees to get the vaccine on site: please retiree your article: It’s official Inside the magic sold out

  24. Jeter’s mom

    Hey guys! DeSantis just banned me from Florida.. oh he can’t do that.
    Your favorite cast member who was fired for violating company policy dozens of time- jete jete signing out (like and sub so I can make money from you Idiots?)

  25. Gina

    Business should not be allowed to turn away an unvaccinated person. Unvaccinated does not imply infection at all!! Airlines don’t ask to see your measles vaccination proof, your polio vaccine, etc. Covid is less of a threat; there is proof of natural herd immunity already as thousands of people are testing positive but do not get sick! That’s what immunity is people! I know people who beat Covid despite health issues and some that didn’t even get sick!! My daughter was exposed by a boyfriend and she still tested negative anyway. Give me a break, this has become over blown and is about making money forever off taxpayers with “free” vaccines, boosters, new vaccines for variants, etc. etc. It’s insanity.

    And business, like people, do not to get to do just whatever they want. That’s why laws are created. I like this governor, wish he was in my state…and I’m a freakin Democrat. Have been for decades. But not for long if they continue their fascist ways….

  26. LL

    Is the governor going to allow cruise ships to operate from his state now that they require vaccine passports??????????

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