{"id":457613,"date":"2022-06-03T20:17:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/no-vax-required-after-desantis-threatens-fine\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T20:17:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:17:44","slug":"no-vax-required-after-desantis-threatens-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-vax-required-after-desantis-threatens-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"#No vax required after DeSantis threatens fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27876cc42a7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27876cc42a7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-vax-required-after-desantis-threatens-fine\/#%E2%80%9CNo_vax_required_after_DeSantis_threatens_fine%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;No vax required after DeSantis threatens fine&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNo_vax_required_after_DeSantis_threatens_fine%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;No vax required after DeSantis threatens fine&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Special Olympics bowed to pressure from Florida officials and will scrap vaccination requirements for athletes at its event this weekend after the state threatened the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s\u2019 governing body with $27.5 million in fines, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which is being held in Orlando, is expected to attract more than 5,500 athletes from around the country \u2014 all of whom were initially required to have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>But the organizers of the Special Olympics USA Games dropped its mandate after Florida threatened to impose penalties, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/politics\/os-ne-desantis-special-olympics-vaccine-20220603-aelfx7d6ijamrbm2i7jqoqxxaa-story.html\">according to the Orlando Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere needs to be a choice in this regard,\u201d Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a promotional event in Orlando on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet them compete. We want everyone to be able to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, DeSantis banned vaccine passports and ordered the state to issue $5,000 fines to businesses, schools and government agencies that require people to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Jay O\u2019Brien of ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> was the first to report that the Special Olympics backed down from its mandate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-02.jpg?w=862\" alt=\"Athletes competing in this year's Special Olympics in Orlando won't be required to have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19.\" class=\"wp-image-22522849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1724 1724w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1292 1293w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862 862w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=431 431w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\"\/><figcaption>Athletes competing in this year\u2019s Special Olympics in Orlando won\u2019t be required to have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 Health Department sent a letter to the Special Olympics International on Thursday notifying the governing body that its vaccine requirement violated state law.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Ladapo, Florida\u2019s surgeon <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, told reporters that he had been in talks with SOI over the past six months in an attempt to avoid imposing fines.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCOOP: The State or Florida threatened the Special Olympics with $27.5 MILLION in fines because the organization had a vaccine requirement at its games in Orlando this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Late yesterday, the Special Olympics pulled the requirement. 1\/3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay O&#8217;Brien (@jayobtv) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayobtv\/status\/1532717916331950080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Department of Health said the Special Olympics \u201cwas unable to bring the event into compliance for the benefit of their delegates, and reinstate all who were denied access based on proof of vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Special Olympics finally caved Thursday, issuing a statement that it had lifted its vaccine requirement and that all athletes would be eligible to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelegates who were registered for the games but unable to participate due to the prior vaccine requirement, now have the option to attend,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"DeSantis has been one of the most vocal critics of mandatory vaccinations and other coronavirus-related lockdown measures.\" class=\"wp-image-22522843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/special-olympics-orlando-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DeSantis has been one of the most vocal critics of mandatory vaccinations and coronavirus-related lockdown measures.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to fight,\u201d it said. \u201cWe want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s governor has not shied away from taking action against businesses and organizations that take controversial public stances on key political issues. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Friday, it was reported that DeSantis vetoed\u00a0$35 million in government spending for a new practice facility for the Tampa Bay Rays after the baseball team posted a tweet in support of gun control.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes just weeks after the GOP governor \u2014 and rumored 2024 presidential hopeful \u2014\u00a0s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped Disney of its self-governing status\u00a0after the\u00a0Mouse House came out in opposition\u00a0to a new law\u00a0banning explicit sex and gender education\u00a0for young children.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async 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