ORLANDO, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the State of Florida is setting up a new monoclonal antibody therapy treatment site in Orlando at Camping World Stadium. This location has the capacity to serve more than 300 patients per day and will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.   “Early […]

MEMORANDUM   TO:                  Members of the Press   FROM:            Taryn Fenske Director of Communications Governor Ron DeSantis   DATE:             August 13, 2021   RE:                  Executive Order 21-190 (Emergency Management […]

MEMORANDUM   TO:                 Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Management and Development; Rick Minor, Commissioner, Leon County; John E. Dailey, Mayor, City of Tallahassee   FROM:            Governor Ron DeSantis   DATE:             August 12, 2021   RE:   […]

~ Monoclonal antibody strike teams will deploy directly to long-term care facilities ~   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida is increasing the availability of monoclonal antibody therapies by opening a rapid response unit to administer this lifesaving treatment in Jacksonville. In the coming days, the state will be exploring an […]

~ In total, checks will be delivered to nearly 177,000 Florida educators ~ Click here to watch the full presentation.   PANAMA CITY, Fla.  – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis handed disaster relief checks to educators in Bay County of up to $1,000 in recognition of their hard work to educate students in the 2020-2021 school […]

~ In total, checks will be delivered to nearly 177,000 Florida educators ~ Click here to watch the full presentation TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  – Today, Governor DeSantis handed out the first of nearly 177,000 Disaster Relief Payments of up to $1,000 to Florida’s educators in recognition of their hard work to educate students in the 2020-2021 school […]

TAMPA, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined leaders from Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the University of South Florida (USF) Health Morsani College of Medicine to discuss the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 patients. The full video of the event can be found here. “Although monoclonal antibodies have been used in earnest […]

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons to distribute one-time relief checks to staff with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office through the ‘Florida’s Heroes’ initiative.   “Florida’s first responder relief checks allow us to show our appreciation to the law enforcement officers who have remained on the […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis distributed one-time relief checks to first responders with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office through the ‘Florida’s Heroes’ initiative. The Governor was joined at the event by Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry.   “First responders work every single day – no matter the conditions – to keep […]

Both US&R teams worked tirelessly during Surfside search and rescue efforts   SURFSIDE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces to present them one-time relief checks beginning to be distributed through the ‘Florida’s Heroes’ initiative. This initiative is an opportunity to recognize law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) […]