Florida Grand Jury COVID Vaccine Probe Faces Biden Admin Roadblocks

Published on February 3, 2024

The Florida grand jury investigating alleged wrongdoing related to COVID-19 vaccines encountered challenges in obtaining cooperation from the Biden administration, according to an interim report released on Friday. The grand jury, impaneled following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ petition to the state’s Supreme Court, focused on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines in its first interim report. Mr. DeSantis, seeking to address allegations of misinformation about the vaccines and their effectiveness, petitioned the state’s Supreme Court to impanel the grand jury in December 2022. The grand jury’s first interim report, however, focuses on the lack of federal cooperation and on the effectiveness of lockdowns and masks instead....