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    - The letter from Florida Secretary of Health Simone Marstiller requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. - It argues that the mandate is unnecessary given vaccines do not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease of COVID-19 as demonstrated by President Biden's recent infection. - The letter also claims the mandate is exacerbating staffing shortages in healthcare systems and increasing costs, while Florida's policies protect both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers. - Secretary Marstiller asks CMS to instead focus on other health issues like reducing obesity and the opioid epidemic.

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    - The letter from Florida Secretary of Health Simone Marstiller requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. - It argues that the mandate is unnecessary given vaccines do not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease of COVID-19 as demonstrated by President Biden's recent infection. - The letter also claims the mandate is exacerbating staffing shortages in healthcare systems and increasing costs, while Florida's policies protect both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers. - Secretary Marstiller asks CMS to instead focus on other health issues like reducing obesity and the opioid epidemic.

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    - The letter from Florida Secretary of Health Simone Marstiller requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. - It argues that the mandate is unnecessary given vaccines do not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease of COVID-19 as demonstrated by President Biden's recent infection. - The letter also claims the mandate is exacerbating staffing shortages in healthcare systems and increasing costs, while Florida's policies protect both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers. - Secretary Marstiller asks CMS to instead focus on other health issues like reducing obesity and the opioid epidemic.

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    - The letter from Florida Secretary of Health Simone Marstiller requests that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. - It argues that the mandate is unnecessary given vaccines do not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease of COVID-19 as demonstrated by President Biden's recent infection. - The letter also claims the mandate is exacerbating staffing shortages in healthcare systems and increasing costs, while Florida's policies protect both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers. - Secretary Marstiller asks CMS to instead focus on other health issues like reducing obesity and the opioid epidemic.

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    - RON DESANTIS

    GOVERNOR
    > SIMONE MARSTILL
    SECRETARERY

    Juiy 25, 2022

    The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure


    Administrator
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    USS. Department of Health and Human Services
    200 Independence Avenue SW
    Washington, DC 20201
    Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:
    Last week, President Biden announced that he contracted COVID-19 after electing to
    receive the COVID-19 vaccine, including being “double vaccinated, double boosted.” The
    President’ diagnosis confirms the science: although the COVID-19 vaceine reduces the risk of
    hospitalization, it does not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease. In fact, based on
    published reports by the U.K. Government, the risk reduction attributed fo the vaccine
    significantly decreases within two months of receiving a booster. Despite these incontrovertible
    facts, your agency continues to enforce its arbitrary “emergency” rule mandating that health
    care workers be vaccinated for COVID-19 or lose theijobs.
    With inflationat an alltime high, your continued enforcement of this mandate is
    impacting the abilty of health care providers to recruit and retain workers, keep health care
    costs low, and maintain sufficient resources to serve individuals in their care. While CMS
    continues to put our health care system a risk of collapse, the State of Florida continues to
    support our workforce, both the vaccinated and unvaccinated. Under the leadership of
    ‘Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida law prohibits employers from imposing COVID-18 vaccine
    mandates, ensuring that no Floridian must choose between keeping their job or receiving a
    forced injection.
    In January my Agency notified your leadership thatwe would not survey for compliance
    with the “emergency” rule. Since thet ime, CMS assessed a monetary penalty and has now
    had to hire contracted staff o helpenforcethis unfounded mandate in the Sunshine State. That
    hardly seems like good use of taxpayer dollars considering what we know to be true: COVID-19
    vaccines do not protect anyone from contracting or transiting the virus.
    Given these facts, | writetoyou today onbehalf of our hardworking men and women in
    health careto request that you formally withdraw this “emergency” ule and get our health care:
    system focused on whole person health like combating the opioid epidemic, reducing the
    number of Americans struggling with obesity, and finding a cure for cancer.

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    The President said he is “getting a lotof work done [and is] going to continueto get i
    done.” While he is ableto work, the policiesof his Administration prevent this for many
    Americans, including health care workers subject to your agency's arbitrary “emergency” rule. It
    is time to withdraw this rule and get America backtowork.

    Sincerely,

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    Secretary

    cc: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States


    “The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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