Florida Surgeon General Says Vaccines Should Be a Choice, but What's His Advice?

In Florida, there are still doctors who believe in vaccines

Dr. Rana Alissa was caring for sick infants at the hospital where she works when she received a call from a colleague with “bad news.” Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, her colleague said, announced that Florida would become the first state in the country to make school vaccinations optional. Specifically, vaccines for diseases such as hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib, influenza, and pneumococcal diseases, including meningitis, would no …

Florida surgeon general says vaccines should be a choice, but what's his advice?

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo shocked America's medical establishment last week when they said they would try to remove requirements that kids get vaccinated to attend school.

Florida surgeon general says vaccines should be a choice. But what’s his advice?

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has said they would remove requirements that schoolkids get vaccinated. But Ladapo has refused to say whether kids should be vaccinated at all.

Former Florida Surgeon General Warns Against Weakening Vaccine Standards

The national debate over childhood vaccinations has intensified following Florida’s recent decision to make school vaccine requirements optional. Former Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, now a professor at Brown University’s School of Public Health, joined Chicago’s Morning Answer to argue that such policies threaten children’s health and public trust in medicine. Rivkees criticized recent testimony by Health and Human Services Secreta…