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“Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster.”
Ron DeSantis Governor of Florida. in a press conference. Claim dated 23 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

Experts said DeSantis' conclusion could not be drawn from that study, adding that the research focused on health care employees, who are likelier to be exposed to COVID-19 and more likely to be vaccinated.

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In short

Ron DeSantis (Governor of Florida) made this claim around 23 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2023. Its rating was “False”.

Ron DeSantis has 64 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 38 misleading or mixed and 2 true.

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