Freedom fighters can rejoice once more this week after it was revealed that the corporate bigwigs at Walt Disney World buckled at the first sign of pressure and paused their vaccine mandate.
Last week, Florida Governor Ron Desantis signed four laws requiring private companies to accept vaccine exemptions from their employees.
The change was a major win for the governor, who is one of the few leaders willing to stand up to the US federal government and unelected public health officials.
“I told Floridians that we would protect their jobs, and today we made that the law,” Desantis said.
“Nobody should lose their job due to heavy-handed COVID mandates, and we had a responsibility to protect the livelihoods of the people of Florida. I’m thankful to the Florida Legislature for joining me in standing up for freedom.”
Disney is not happy, to say the least, about the development. Although they obeyed the law, the company put out a curt statement on not having to fire unvaccinated workers.
“We believe that our approach to mandatory vaccines has been the right one as we’ve continued to focus on the safety and well-being of our cast members and guests, and at this point, more than 90% of active Florida-based cast members have already verified that they are fully vaccinated. We will address legal developments as appropriate,” a Disney spokesperson said.
Other companies also folded as soon as the governor hit back on the unethical mandates. For example, the healthcare company Ascension also repealed its suspension of nearly 100 unvaccinated health care workers.
“In order to be compliant with federal and state laws, Ascension Florida will be rescinding the suspensions of associates who were suspended pending their compliance with the Ascension Florida vaccine policy. All associates will be required to continue to comply with our infection control protocols. Once we have clarity regarding the application of HB 1B and CMS IFR, suspensions may be reinstated,” Ascension CEO Tom VanOsdol said.
Although the policy was a major success, Florida attorney Greg Crosslin has warned that the unvaccinated are not out of the woods yet.
“This is only a temporary victory. They could still be facing termination for the vaccine mandate all over again in January,” said Crosslin.
The media would prefer to ignore the success of Desantis’ policies which are rooted in liberty and freedom, but it’s becoming clearer by the day that standing up to unelected public health bureaucrats is possible.
