They weren't over ordered. The evidence strongly supports that they were purposely held back by the DeSantis administration and the Florida Department of Health while pushing monoclonal antibodies [2].
> Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said last week that the tests weren't distributed because of "low demand." [1]
> Florida residents have also described months of difficulty getting tests, with long lines and few testing appointment available. [1]
I haven't filed the relevant FOIA requests myself, but Florida open government and transparency laws are fairly robust for those who are inquiring in this specific matter.
There's also a lot of evidence desantis 'hacked' test result reporting and nursing home deaths too.
It's more complicated than a headline, but it's a really bad look to raid someone who was trying to get info out - even if their goal was political it should have been public information and that just intimidates future whistleblowers.
How would they know to use the antibodies if they didn't test people first? The [2] article you linked refer to vaccines not tests. I think you're missing something in your explanation here.
> Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said last week that the tests weren't distributed because of "low demand." [1]
> Florida residents have also described months of difficulty getting tests, with long lines and few testing appointment available. [1]
I haven't filed the relevant FOIA requests myself, but Florida open government and transparency laws are fairly robust for those who are inquiring in this specific matter.
[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-tests-expired-florida-fda...
[2] https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01...