Florida to recommend against COVID vaccines for healthy kids
2 years, 10 months ago

Florida to recommend against COVID vaccines for healthy kids

LA Times  

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said Monday that the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children. “The Florida Department of Health is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children,” Ladapo said at the end of the roundtable discussion. Asked about Florida’s upcoming guidance, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was “deeply disturbing that there are politicians peddling conspiracy theories out there and casting doubt on vaccinations when it is our best tool against the virus.” DeSantis, who is running for reelection and is considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has risen to prominence in the GOP through his resistance to vaccination mandates and other public health guidance pushed by the federal government. The Florida state Senate confirmed Ladapo as surgeon general this year despite criticism that his virus health policy is too aligned with the politics of DeSantis.

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What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida

NPR  

What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida toggle caption Rustam Shaimov/Getty Images President-elect Trump says he's going to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "go wild on health." When another vaccine skeptic, Joseph Ladapo, became surgeon general in Florida, some doctors there say vaccine hesitancy got worse. "It's because people in power, like our surgeon general, as …

Column: As measles spreads, ‘herd stupidity’ grips Florida’s government
10 months, 1 week ago

Column: As measles spreads, ‘herd stupidity’ grips Florida’s government

LA Times  

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo secured his position as the most dangerous quack in America with his response to a measles outbreak in his state. He’s Joseph Ladapo, whom I earlier identified as “the most dangerous quack in America.” That was before the measles outbreak, when Ladapo was known chiefly for opposing COVID vaccination despite incontrovertible evidence that it saves …

Florida surgeon general calls to stop using mRNA Covid vaccines, citing debunked claim
1 year ago

Florida surgeon general calls to stop using mRNA Covid vaccines, citing debunked claim

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Florida’s surgeon general Joseph A Ladapo has called for the …

Florida Gov. DeSantis and Surgeon General, advocate against fresh COVID-19 measures and booster vaccination
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis and Surgeon General, advocate against fresh COVID-19 measures and booster vaccination

Hindustan Times  

The Surgeon General of Florida, Joseph Ladapo, launched a tirade against COVID-19 vaccines and other public health measures at a press conference with Gov. Sep 9, 2023; Ames, Iowa, USA; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Ladapo, who is known for his opposition to masking, claimed that vaccines are harmful and ineffective, despite the overwhelming evidence …

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine
1 year, 4 months ago

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

Associated Press  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking, and his state surgeon general warned against getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available this month. The criticism from DeSantis at news conference in Jacksonville, Florida, arrived …

"It's a lie": Ron DeSantis' surgeon general accused of personally altering COVID vaccine study
1 year, 8 months ago

"It's a lie": Ron DeSantis' surgeon general accused of personally altering COVID vaccine study

Salon  

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo altered a state study about COVID-19 vaccines to imply that some doses placed young men at high risk for cardiac deaths, according to Politico. Ron DeSantis claimed in October that young adult men from ages 18-39 should avoid taking the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, warning of an "abnormally high risk" of cardiac-related …

Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study, report says
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study, report says

LA Times  

Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks after the Florida Senate confirmed his appointment as the state’s surgeon general on Feb. 23, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related …

US agencies debunk Florida surgeon general’s vaccine claims
1 year, 9 months ago

US agencies debunk Florida surgeon general’s vaccine claims

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. health agencies have sent a letter to Florida’s surgeon general, warning him that his claims about COVID-19 vaccine risks are harmful to the public. The letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was sent Friday to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Ladapo last year released guidance recommending …

US agencies debunk Florida surgeon general's vaccine claims
1 year, 9 months ago

US agencies debunk Florida surgeon general's vaccine claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. health agencies have sent …

Experts taken aback by Florida surgeon general advising against COVID vaccines for young men
2 years, 2 months ago

Experts taken aback by Florida surgeon general advising against COVID vaccines for young men

Salon  

Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has positioned himself as the face of ideological defiance to the COVID-19 policies supported by the overwhelming majority of public health experts and scientists. In a press release linked to in a brief Friday evening tweet, Ladapo claimed that young adult men should avoid taking the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna on the grounds that …

Florida's top doctor says men aged 18-39 should NOT get a Covid vaccine
2 years, 2 months ago

Florida's top doctor says men aged 18-39 should NOT get a Covid vaccine

Daily Mail  

Florida's top doctor has urged men aged 18 to 39 not to get a Covid vaccine, claiming the jab significantly raises their risk of dying from heart conditions. Dr Joseph Ladapo, the state's surgeon general, said the mRNA jabs raise the risk of cardiac-related death by 84 per cent in young males. The Florida Department of Health said their analysis …

Column: In threat to public health, Florida publishes flawed and unscientific anti-vaccine ‘study’
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: In threat to public health, Florida publishes flawed and unscientific anti-vaccine ‘study’

LA Times  

The spread of anti-vaccine misinformation and disinformation has become one of the defining public health challenges of our time — so dangerous that it prompted the California legislature to make the practice grounds for revoking a doctor’s license. “This is the first time that we’ve seen a state government weaponize bad science to spread anti-vaccine disinformation as official policy,” wrote …

President Biden Visits Vaccine Clinic, Celebrates With Children Receiving Jabs
2 years, 6 months ago

President Biden Visits Vaccine Clinic, Celebrates With Children Receiving Jabs

News 18  

President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend. “The United States is now the first country in the world to offer safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old,” Biden …

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

CNN  

CNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorizations forthe Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months. All 21 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted “yes” in response to the question: “Based on the …

Florida’s top doctor is dangerously misguided
2 years, 9 months ago

Florida’s top doctor is dangerously misguided

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, is a professor of Emergency Medicine and associate dean at the School of Public Health at Brown University. The new guidelines put out by the Florida surgeon general on Tuesday, that “healthy children from ages 5 to 17 may not benefit from receiving the currently available COVID-19 vaccine” therefore flummoxes those of us in …

Florida recommends against COVID vaccines for healthy kids
2 years, 10 months ago

Florida recommends against COVID vaccines for healthy kids

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Tuesday released guidance recommending against vaccinations for healthy children, contradicting federal public health leaders whose advice says all kids should get the shots. The new state Department of Health guidance says healthy children ages 5 to 17 may not benefit from receiving the vaccine. The American Academy of Pediatrics and …

Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinated
2 years, 11 months ago

Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinated

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Tuesday declined to disclose whether he has received a coronavirus vaccine during a contentious confirmation hearing where Democrats pressed the state’s top doctor to promote the shots. He also said that “with the vaccines, as time goes by, the protection from infection declines” but “unfortunately, there’s been little discussion about …

Joseph Ladapo: Florida Democrats walk out over vote to confirm surgeon general who questions Covid vaccines
2 years, 11 months ago

Joseph Ladapo: Florida Democrats walk out over vote to confirm surgeon general who questions Covid vaccines

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Florida Democrats walked out of the confirmation hearing for Joseph …

COVID-19 | Government to wait for expert view on booster dose, jabs for children
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 | Government to wait for expert view on booster dose, jabs for children

The Hindu  

Any decision on COVID-19 vaccine booster dose or vaccines for children would be strictly based on the recommendations made by the expert committee looking into the matter. Applauding the work done by the scientific community and the medical staff, he stated that the nation had so far reported 3.46 crore COVID-19 cases and 4.6 lakh deaths. ‘Bold decisions taken’ The …

US Surgeon General responds to Matthew McConaughey
3 years, 1 month ago

US Surgeon General responds to Matthew McConaughey

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy has …

Matthew McConaughey Says He Won't Vaccinate His Kids. Surgeon General Pushes Back.
3 years, 1 month ago

Matthew McConaughey Says He Won't Vaccinate His Kids. Surgeon General Pushes Back.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Actor Matthew McConaughey isn’t saying “all right all right all right” to the COVID-19 vaccine for his children ― and that’s not OK with the U.S. surgeon general. The “Dallas Buyers Club” Oscar winner, who has promoted the country’s inoculation effort and said he’s vaccinated, said Tuesday that he’s against vaccine mandates for youngsters and won’t be …

After a family member died of Covid-19, a man took aim at Florida’s top health official in sarcastic letter
3 years, 3 months ago

After a family member died of Covid-19, a man took aim at Florida’s top health official in sarcastic letter

CNN  

CNN — At first glance, Charles Chamberlain’s letter to the editor of the Tampa Bay Times seems to praise Florida’s new surgeon general for his observation that the natural immunity that comes from being infected with Covid-19 provides “great protection” from the coronavirus. “You don’t need to go to medical school to look at the data and see that there’s …

Joseph Ladapo: DeSantis names doctor skeptical of Covid-19 measures as Florida’s new state surgeon general
3 years, 3 months ago

Joseph Ladapo: DeSantis names doctor skeptical of Covid-19 measures as Florida’s new state surgeon general

CNN  

CNN — A doctor skeptical of many Covid-19 health measures will be Florida’s new state surgeon general, Gov. Ladapo said on Wednesday that he is “very happy to be working with someone like the governor, who has a similar vision about how to think about weighing costs and benefits with managing this pandemic.” The doctor also touted the state’s new …

New Florida surgeon general on COVID: ‘We’re done with fear’
3 years, 3 months ago

New Florida surgeon general on COVID: ‘We’re done with fear’

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named a UCLA doctor and health policy researcher who shares his approach to managing the coronavirus pandemic to serve as the state’s surgeon general Tuesday. It’s done.” He said approaching health policy with fear leads to bad decisions. some people would say, ‘Well, you know, maybe I won’t get vaccinated, I’ll just …

Florida doctor refuses to see patients who aren’t vaccinated:
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida doctor refuses to see patients who aren’t vaccinated:

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Florida doctor has …

‘That time has passed’: Arkansas doctor reveals anguish of telling dying Covid patients it’s too late for vaccine
3 years, 5 months ago

‘That time has passed’: Arkansas doctor reveals anguish of telling dying Covid patients it’s too late for vaccine

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A doctor in Arkansas …

Miami Covid-19 vaccine clinics: How health officials are racing to vaccinate Floridians before the new school year
3 years, 5 months ago

Miami Covid-19 vaccine clinics: How health officials are racing to vaccinate Floridians before the new school year

CNN  

CNN — Danielle Chin and three of her children arrived at a Miami middle school on Wednesday, intent on spending their day together with a singular purpose: to receive their first Covid-19 vaccinations. “It’s extremely worrisome, especially as schools are re-opening fully in the fall,” said Dr. Lisa Gwynn, president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. …

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