Florida Surgeon General
#Joseph #Ladapo is a particularly extreme adherent of what is known as the “#medical #freedom” movement.
Its members, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. #Kennedy and Florida Gov. Ron #DeSantis (R),
downplay the value of vaccines and emphasize that the decision to vaccinate is one of personal choice.
But when it comes to vaccines, medical freedom is far from free, and the movement’s supporters aren’t leveling with the public about the real cost.

This debate is playing out acutely in Florida, where Desantis and Ladapo are moving ahead to ❌ abolish school-entry requirements for vaccines.
When contemplating changes to vaccine policy, political leaders should take into account the health and economic implications.
Ladapo did not.
He acknowledged that his office had not modeled disease outcomes before announcing his new policy.
His announcement came against a backdrop of an increase in #whooping #cough cases in Florida,
💥which are up 81% over last year,
not to mention a spate of measles outbreaks nationwide.
Ladapo demonstrates a lack of concern about the health of the Floridians he was hired to protect.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/vaccine-policy-versus-medical-freedom-movement-4-questions/

I know someone who had polio as a child.

She has been crippled all her life. One of her legs doesn't function well, so walking is very difficult for her, even with the assistance of a cane and a leg brace.

The impairment of her leg has caused severe back pain, which doctors have tried to alleviate with surgery, with little success.

She is my age. She contracted polio right before the vaccine to prevent it came along.

#Trump #RFKJr #Ladapo #Florida #vaccines #children
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Well, this will be interesting. Will states with more stringent (read sane) vaccination rules prevent Floridians with children from entering their state unless proof of vaccination can be provided?
Will other countries? Flashback to COVID, if you will.

On the plus side, Floridians destined to grow up and become the next Ladapo, DeSantis (or Trump) may simply not make it.

#USA #vaccines #Florida #travel #ladapo #desantis

#Florida moves to end all #school #vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so

Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, & outrageously likened them to #slavery.

#Ladapo said Wednesday that every vaccine mandate “drips with disdain & slavery.”

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #vaccines #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr #Trump #AntiVax #idiocracy