The records obtained by American Oversight show that for at least a month in the spring of 2020, Florida officials resisted using the CDC’s system to track Covid-19 data.
Communication records from the Florida Department of Health in response to American Oversight's request for emails sent by top officials containing key terms related to the community spread of coronavirus.
As the administration’s tragically mismanaged response to the coronavirus continues to lurch onward, the answers to that question are more important than ever.