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Trump’s first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat
1 month ago

Trump’s first term brought world-changing vaccine. His second could bring retreat

LA Times  

President Trump once celebrated the COVID-19 vaccines released at the end of his first term as “one of the greatest achievements of mankind,” echoing the sentiments of mainstream medical officials who praised their rapid development as pivotal in combating the then-raging pandemic. There’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who …

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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

NPR  

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water toggle caption Chris O'Meara/AP/AP Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments across the state on Friday to stop adding fluoride to their community water supplies. "Adding optimal amounts of fluoride into our community water supplies can prevent at least 25% of tooth decay in children and adults, …

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What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida
1 month, 4 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 …

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Column: Inside the abortion case that prompted a federal judge to call Florida officials ‘stupid’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Inside the abortion case that prompted a federal judge to call Florida officials ‘stupid’

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis speaks out against Amendment 4, which would protect access to abortion, during a news conference with Florida Physicians Against Amendment 4 on Monday in Coral Gables, Fla. “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.” This warning from federal Judge Mark Walker of Tallahassee, Fla., to Gov. Florida’s Amendment 4 would place …

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Editorial: Florida shows how to bungle a measles outbreak
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Florida shows how to bungle a measles outbreak

LA Times  

As life-saving as the COVID-19 vaccines have been, the measles vaccine has been an even greater success story. It’s not the biggest measles outbreak in recent years, but the ho-hum attitude of the state’s top public health official, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, is deeply troubling. Still it was shocking that in the midst of the outbreak, he ignored the public …

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Column: As measles spreads, ‘herd stupidity’ grips Florida’s government
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation

Salon  

Cases of measles are spreading in South Florida. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that unvaccinated students stay home from school for three weeks after exposure, Ladapo said that the state's Department of Health "is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance.” According to CBS News, around 200 students at one elementary school …

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Column: The only thing voters liked less than Ron DeSantis’ anti-woke crusade was Ron DeSantis
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The only thing voters liked less than Ron DeSantis’ anti-woke crusade was Ron DeSantis

LA Times  

Sunday was a tough day for those, like me, who get their entertainment jollies by watching losers try to redeem themselves. The truth was that the pandemic was defeating DeSantis even then, since 32,000 Floridians already had died of COVID-19; by the time the pandemic was declared over, Florida would have one of the worst records against COVID of any …

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Column: Meet the most dangerous quack in America
1 year ago

Column: Meet the most dangerous quack in America

LA Times  

Florida Surgeon Gen. Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, left, seen with Gov. Last March, the agency informed him by letter that “overstating the risks, or emphasizing the risks without acknowledging the overwhelming benefits” of the vaccines — as Ladapo had done in his cardiac death warning — “puts people at risk of death or serious illness that could have been prevented …

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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 …

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California vs. Florida: The surprising answer to which state handled COVID better
1 year, 1 month ago

California vs. Florida: The surprising answer to which state handled COVID better

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. On one side was California, which “trusted in science and data,” as Newsom has put it, and was “the first state to issue a stay-at-home order, which helped us avoid the early spikes in cases.” It was part of a strategy the Democratic governor reasoned was worth the sacrifice: “People are alive today because of …

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Column: Does Ron DeSantis even believe his dangerous B.S. about COVID vaccines?
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Does Ron DeSantis even believe his dangerous B.S. about COVID vaccines?

LA Times  

The latest government advisories on the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccines were not much of a surprise. “I chose to lift Florida up, not follow the lead of Dr. Fauci and lock Florida down.” Ladapo opened the roundtable by stating, “We continue to live in a world where the CDC and the FDA, when it comes to COVID at least, are …

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DeSantis Administration Tells Floridians Under 65 To Not Get COVID-19 Vaccine
1 year, 3 months ago

DeSantis Administration Tells Floridians Under 65 To Not Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is advising people under the age of 65 not to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine in complete opposition to the guidance of federal health officials amid a rise in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. “I will not stand by and let the FDA and CDC use healthy Floridians as guinea pigs for new booster shots …

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Florida Gov. DeSantis and Surgeon General, advocate against fresh COVID-19 measures and booster vaccination
1 year, 4 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 …

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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 …

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Column: A glimpse into the dystopian abyss of President DeSantis’ America
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: A glimpse into the dystopian abyss of President DeSantis’ America

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis, who is expected to run for president, has turbocharged his attack on LGBTQ+ people, racial minorities, teachers and gun safety. Nearly from the outset, DeSantis accepted the unfounded claims by a cadre of unqualified theorists that the proper approach was to focus protection on the most vulnerable population — the elderly — and allow the virus to roam …

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"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 …

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Column: Anti-vaxxers loved to cite this study of COVID vaccine deaths. Now it’s been retracted
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: Anti-vaxxers loved to cite this study of COVID vaccine deaths. Now it’s been retracted

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Since even that surely inflated figure, which reflects an unknown number of deaths from unrelated causes, amounted to less than three-thousandths of a percent of the 672 million doses of COVID vaccines administered in the U.S., the CDC properly judged the shots “safe and effective” and severe post-vaccine reactions “rare.” It …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Ron DeSantis and Florida's Doctor Antivax
1 year, 10 months ago

Ron DeSantis and Florida's Doctor Antivax

Raw Story  

Last week, Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued a meaningless "health alert" to the people of Florida about mRNA covid vaccines. However, the increase in 2021 and 2022 is better explained by the biggest and most carefully-monitored vaccine rollout in US history, more stringent reporting requirements for COVID vaccines, and increased public awareness of the VAERS system. The media firestorm over Andrew …

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Column: A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights
1 year, 10 months ago

Column: A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights

LA Times  

Chloe Cole speaks as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene looks on during a September news conference in support of Greene’s bill to prohibit gender-affirming healthcare to transgender people under 18. — Kellan Baker, Whitman-Walker Institute Cole’s legal complaint, filed Feb. 22 in San Joaquin County state court, accuses Kaiser doctors and other professionals of having railroaded her into gender reassignment treatment …

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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 …

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