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Florida's surgeon general breaks with CDC advice, says the state will be the first to 'officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children'
Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo made the announcement during a panel held by Gov. Ron DeSanti…
Cheryl Teh
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo went on two far-right conspiracy theory podcasts while pushing anti-vaccine misinformation
One of the podcasts Ladapo appeared on is run by Stew Peters, one of the most prominent far-right c…
Kieran Press-Reynolds,Mia de …
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Florida's new surgeon general refused to mask up during a meeting with a state senator who has cancer
Joseph Ladapo, who downplayed vaccines and touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for the coronavirus,…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Florida surgeon general appointed by DeSantis cut data from a COVID-19 vaccine safety study
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has drawn previous scrutiny over his resistance to COVID-19 m…
Associated Press,Sarah Gray
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Most COVID deaths in Florida happened after vaccines were readily available: NYT
As GOP sentiment toward COVID-19 vaccines shifted, DeSantis began focusing less on promoting vaccin…
Erin Snodgrass
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DeSantis' Florida Surgeon General nominee dodged at least 4 questions about COVID-19 vaccines during his confirmation hearing
Nominee Joseph Ladapo refused to say if the vaccines were safe and claimed masks don't significantl…
Rebecca Cohen
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Florida's new surgeon general says COVID-19 vaccines are 'nothing special' and opposes mask mandates
Dr. Joseph Ladapo was appointed to surgeon general and secretary of Florida's health department on …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Gov. Ron DeSantis clashes with Biden White House over decision that Florida won't order vaccines for children under 5
Florida is the only state that hasn't pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, and they …
Kimberly Leonard
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Gov. Ron DeSantis clashes with Biden White House over decision that Florida won't order vaccines for children under 5
Florida is the only state that hasn't pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, and they …
Kimberly Leonard
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Florida surgeon general's call to stop relying on COVID-19 testing is a 'me first, forget everybody else' approach, health expert says
A health expert said Florida should be ramping up testing rather than cutting back as the Omicron v…
Rebecca Cohen
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DeSantis' latest anti-COVID-19 vaccine push puts him on a collision course with Trump over the pandemic
DeSantis announced several measures against the COVID-19 vaccine this week, right in Trump's Florid…
Kimberly Leonard
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Ron DeSantis says he's 'offended' that a police officer 'could potentially lose their job' over COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Gov. DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, said last month that President Biden's fede…
John L. Dorman
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DeSantis downplays COVID-19 testing for people without symptoms, calling it a 'lockdown by stealth'
In response to DeSantis' comments, a public health expert told Insider that "wishing" COVID-19 will…
Rebecca Cohen
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'I just can't': Dr. Deborah Birx privately blasted the Trump White House's COVID-19 strategy while publicly giving it 'cover,' emails show
Birx said the Trump White House's approach to COVID-19 would contribute to an "unacceptable death t…