{"id":176452,"date":"2023-07-19T06:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=176452"},"modified":"2023-07-19T08:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T12:42:05","slug":"gov-ron-desantis-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-grand-jury-is-conducting-a-criminal-investigation-into-deaths-and-injuries-caused-by-pfizer-and-moderna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=176452","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 mRNA COVID-19 &#8216;vaccine&#8217; grand jury is conducting a criminal investigation into deaths and injuries caused by Pfizer and Moderna.<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-eyebrow\">CORONAVIRUS<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"article-title\">Florida Supreme Court approves DeSantis\u2019 petition for mRNA COVID vaccine grand jury<\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p class=\"article-authors\">by:\u00a0Sam Sachs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/desantisron_121522ap-amy-beth-bennett_desanits.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"493\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-176454\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/desantisron_121522ap-amy-beth-bennett_desanits.webp 876w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/desantisron_121522ap-amy-beth-bennett_desanits-300x169.webp 300w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/desantisron_121522ap-amy-beth-bennett_desanits-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 The Florida Supreme Court has approved Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 petition to, and now ordered the state to,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinedocketssc.flcourts.org\/DocketResults\/CaseByYear?CaseNumber=1710&amp;CaseYear=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">empanel a grand jury<\/a>\u00a0with the purpose of investigating alleged harms from the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis first announced the plans for his petition on Dec. 13, while hosting a roundtable on what was described as vaccine accountability alongside Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. Chief Judge Ronald Ficarrotta of the 13th Judicial Circuit was named the presiding judge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\"><a class=\"promo-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/politics\/desantis-florida-surgeon-general-hold-roundtable-on-covid-vaccines\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">DeSantis petitions for grand jury on COVID mRNA vaccines and public advisory board for oversight<\/a><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to the petition for a grand jury, DeSantis announced the creation of a new health advisory committee in the state, called the Public Health Integrity Committee, to be led by Ladapo, with board members to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Martin Kuldorff, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Tracy Beth H\u00f8eg, MD, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Fraiman, MD<\/li>\n<li>Christine Stabell Benn, MD, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Bret Weinstein, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Steven Templeton, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vaccine-Grand-Jury-Petition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">request for the grand jury<\/a>, DeSantis said the mRNA vaccines which had been mandated for use by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic were pushed by \u201cindividuals and companies with an incentive to do so creat[ing] these perceptions for financial gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/efactssc-public.flcourts.org\/casedocuments\/2022\/1710\/2022-1710_disposition_157361_d04i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to the order<\/a>\u00a0from the Florida Supreme Court, the justices were not unanimous. Chief Justice Carlos G. Mu\u00f1iz and Justices Charles T. Canady, Ricky Polston, John D. Couriel, and Jamie R. Grosshans voted to empanel the jury, while Justice Jorge Labarga voted against it. Justice Renatha Francis,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/politics\/gov-desantis-to-make-major-announcement-in-west-palm-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the newest member of the state\u2019s highest court<\/a>, did not participate in the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the now-approved panel will be charged with investigating what Florida officials call \u201crepresentations\u201d that the vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna would end the pandemic and end viral transmission of COVID-19, with the state now questioning the accuracy of those claims.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr1_ab-mr1_ab\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/politics\/desantis-florida-surgeon-general-hold-roundtable-on-covid-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As previously reported<\/a>, the petition said investigations will also focus on violations of the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, and crimes involving \u201cfraud or deceit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PHIC-One-Pager.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released by the governor\u2019s office<\/a>\u00a0said the empaneled jury will include investigation of the pharmaceutical industry and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, pertaining to their refusal \u201cto release patient-level data for independent researchers\u201d as well as \u201ccrimes and wrongs in Florida related to the COVID-19 vaccines and further recommend enforcement methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/community\/health\/coronavirus\/florida-supreme-court-approves-desantis-petition-for-covid-vaccine-grand-jury\/\">https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/community\/health\/coronavirus\/florida-supreme-court-approves-desantis-petition-for-covid-vaccine-grand-jury\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CORONAVIRUS Florida Supreme Court approves DeSantis\u2019 petition for mRNA COVID vaccine grand jury by:\u00a0Sam 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