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In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements

7 days ago
  • #public health
  • #Florida
  • #vaccination
  • Florida plans to end all vaccination requirements, including for school children.
  • The announcement was made by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Governor Ron DeSantis.
  • Ladapo criticized vaccine mandates as 'wrong' and compared them to 'slavery'.
  • He argued against public health measures, claiming there's 'no ethical basis' for mandates.
  • Ladapo dismissed risks to vulnerable populations as 'part of the experience of life'.
  • He referred to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines as 'poison', despite their life-saving role in the pandemic.