Florida Surgeon General Spreads COVID Misinformation in Booster Guidelines
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September 24, 2024, 6:00 PM
- •Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo told Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines, citing false safety concerns.
- •Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles and whooping cough.
- •A prominent Florida doctor expressed dismay that medical leaders in the state, leery of angering Gov. Ron DeSantis, have been slow to counter anti-vaccine messages from Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, including the latest covid bulletin.
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Joseph LadapoRon DeSantisJohn MoorePaul OffitJeffrey GoldhagenCherie Duvall-Jones
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