Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes credit for dip in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that his promotion of monoclonal antibody treatment has played a role in a dip in people being hospitalized because of COVID-19.

Appearing at a news conference in Fort Myers, DeSantis said the “vast majority” of people who have received the treatment at state-supported centers would not have known about its availability or had easy access to it before he started touting the treatment.

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“Had we not done this, how many people would have ended up getting worse with no treatment?…