It’s no secret that all of the newspapers in Florida have it in for Gov. Ron DeSantis. There must have been some reason Tampa Bay Times reporter Lawrence Mower pointed out that DeSantis has taken to using “the jab” as a stand-in for “vaccine.”
So apparently @GovRonDeSantis has stopped saying the word "vaccine." During a press conference against vaccine mandates, he keeps referring to it as "the jab."
Other speakers are also referring to it as "the jab."
— Lawrence Mower (@lmower3) November 8, 2021
More sinister
— Yeah, I dunno anymore (@DavidAKimmey) November 8, 2021
Anything to make it sound scary or sinister. 🙄 It's a piece of cake. Now, ventilators are scary.
— I guess that makes me a freakin' liberal. (@SheStillResists) November 8, 2021
Makes it less scientific/medical, emphases the physical pain.
— Truth Serum (@whirli_gig) November 8, 2021
The governor of the third most populous state in the US is now attempting to scare monger about the vaccine for political points. How many more need to die for the DeSantis Death Drive? https://t.co/DPabciBP4v
— Orlando DSA 🌹🍊 (@Orlando_DSA) November 8, 2021
Why is this not illegal?
— Alex Gruhlke (@XanderGruhlke) November 8, 2021
It also caught the attention of Ron Filipkowski:
If someone in the FL press corps is ever allowed to ask him a question again, can you ask him why he stopped using the word “vaccine” a month ago and now just says “these jabs” or “shots.” It may seem to like a small thing, but it’s very important signal to anti-vaccers. Today… pic.twitter.com/N5Joaa5MIw
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) November 8, 2021
Because a vaccine is medicine
A “jab” or “shot” reframes as an invasion of personal space
It’s deliberate dog-whistling to anti-vaxers https://t.co/385R73USK8
— Information Junkie 👨💻 (@JustTheFacts37) November 8, 2021
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It is, huh? Better keep an eye out then; that dog-whistle is everywhere:
The horror https://t.co/ZNrwSu0JkK pic.twitter.com/eBKO4sXeMm
— Shadyhugs, MD, PhD, Esquire (@Shadyhugs) November 8, 2021
And?
— Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) November 8, 2021
You’re on to him, Scoop!
— Griff, Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer (@Gtyndall) November 8, 2021
Powerful journalism and reporting https://t.co/sXlQfZIV07
— Trey Mana (@treymanaa) November 8, 2021
Did you stretch before that reach? https://t.co/FcpQaKyVn4
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) November 8, 2021
Hard hitting. Have they reported on why everyone says “flu SHOT” instead of flu vaccine? https://t.co/8Fyx7Uej1t
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 (@ChristinaPushaw) November 8, 2021
The lizard people sure are offended easily https://t.co/Fv4jl3ioy0
— Tom Woods (@ThomasEWoods) November 8, 2021
It is a jab
— Ginger Dysphoria (@KMW_main) November 8, 2021
It's the jab… lots of people call it that…or the Fauci Ouchie
— aka Brandon's Hasenflustern (@el_yardo) November 8, 2021
Intrepid journalism!
— Based Chad (@BroCarolina) November 8, 2021
Brave reporting. Riveting.
— The Best Kind of Worst (@BestKindOfWorst) November 8, 2021
Hard hitting reporting.
— Heidi ₿riones (@HeidiBriones) November 8, 2021
This is what "journalists" report on when Florida logs the lowest COVID-19 positive test rate since infections were first detected in March 2020. https://t.co/3jWnKJ1Sta
— TomT_FL (@TomT_FL) November 8, 2021
Well vaccines confer immunity. https://t.co/TvUnpTMOyx
— Ruination-Sensei Æ (@DJ_2112) November 8, 2021
It’s a therapeutic. Shot. Jab. Whatever. But it’s certainly not a vaccine which provides a permanent barrier to infection, nor does it stop spread. https://t.co/vTUUq6IHVm
— Uterus Person Rocky 👩🏻🤍 (@wavechaser2024) November 8, 2021
Imagine being so bad at being a "reporter" that this is all you can find to whine about. https://t.co/jRTyh19BQ5
— Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) November 8, 2021
I’m sorry this is happening to you.
— Ambassador Kosh (@andrew5057) November 8, 2021
What’s your call? Is DeSantis calling it “the jab” a dog-whistle for anti-vaxxers, or just a way to make it sound more sinister and keep people from getting it?
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Bloomberg Business serves up tips from ex FBI hostage negotiator for dealing with ‘anti-vaxxer’ at your holiday dinner https://t.co/zNm6IboiRt
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 14, 2021