Georgia's Southern Border Neighbor Drops Ball on Pandemic Testing Protocols

Florida officials admitted on Thursday that they had up to a million coronavirus test kits stored in a warehouse that expired just before New Year's Eve. 

The statement comes as Florida continues to be among those hardest hit by COVID-19, with some residents saying they are "desperate" to find tests.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat running for governor, first accused current Governor Ron DeSantis of stockpiling tests on December 30, saying that the Department of Health had a "significant number" of tests set to expire.

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