Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the state Supreme Court to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate crimes and wrongdoings the pharmaceutical industry may have committed against the state’s residents regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Governor made the announcement, along with news that he was establishing a Public Health Integrity Committee, after holding a roundtable discussing purported adverse events — such as coagulation disorders, acute cardiac injuries, Bell’s palsy, encephalitis, appendicitis and shingles — as a result of the mRNA vaccines.
The Public Health Integrity Committee will be overseen by State Surgeon General and Department of Health Secretary Joseph Ladapo and will have seven members. The goal of the committee is to tailor federal guidance and recommendations to ensure they reflect the state’s priorities for Florida communities.
DeSantis is asking the Supreme Court to impanel a statewide grand jury for at least a year, and possibly up to 18 months, according to the petition.
For the “convenience” of prospective grand jury witnesses, law enforcement officers, and others, DeSantis is asking the state’s high court to designate Florida’s 5th, 6th, 10th, 12th and 13th judicial circuits as the “home base” for the grand jury.
DeSantis said in the petition that he chose those locations because they are easily accessible.
Meanwhile, the statewide prosecutor in the Attorney General’s Office will serve as the legal advisor to the statewide grand jury. The Florida...
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