Video: Group of doctors demand statewide mask mandate outside Florida governor’s mansion July 10, 2020

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A group of doctors gathered outside of Governor Ron DeSantis’ mansion on Friday demanding a statewide mask mandate.

The Physicians for Social Responsibility is the group behind Friday’s protest. They say the government response to COVID-19 has been chaotic and irrational.

“We are whistling past the graveyard,” one of the doctors said. Among the doctors were Dr. Howard Kessler, Dr. Ronald Saff, and Dr. Donald Axelrad.

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