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“People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Ron DeSantis Republican Governor of Florida. During a mandate opposition event in Gainesville, Fla.. Claim dated 13 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True

What PolitiFact found

Preliminary studies find surviving COVID-19 leaves people with robust immunity. But it's a high-risk strategy for getting protection from the virus.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Ron DeSantis (Republican Governor of Florida) made this claim around 13 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.

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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