Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning vaccine passports; suspends COVID-19 local emergency orders By FOX 13 News staff Published Dan Matics reports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - From a waterfront restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all local-government coronavirus emergency orders on Monday as he signed a bill that makes permanent his ban on COVID-19 vaccine "passports" and limits the authority of cities and counties in future healthcare crises. "My message is that the vaccines protect you. Get vaccinated, and then live your life as if you are protected," DeSantis said dur...