Florida surgeon general Ladapo’s vaccine mandates opposition goes against medical mainstream

ST. Petersburg, Florida – Dr. Joseph Ladapo, whose skills titles include two university degrees from Harvard, says that requires vaccinations for diseases such as measles, polio and chickenpox equivalent to “slavery” imposed by the government. It is far from the first time that the Florida general surgeon reduced the grain of the medical establishment.

Ladapo, appointed from the Republican Governor Ron Desantis, made the headlines of the world newspapers this week, announcing that Florida is looking to eliminate all compulsory vaccinations for schoolchildren and others. He won the vaccination requirements, which go back to decades and are considered a major global medical realization that has saved millions of lives, such as poor government intrusion into personal health decisions.

“Each last one is wrong and flows with disdain and slavery,” said Ladapo at a press conference with Desantis this week. “Who am I, or someone else, to tell you what you should put in your body?” Who am I to tell you what your child should put in his body? I don’t have good.

Until now, a concrete action plan to eliminate vaccination mandates in Florida has not emerged, despite several requests from the Associated Press. Ladapo has acknowledged that certain proposed changes would require the legislature to the state’s legislature to act. Educators and many health professionals are dismayed.

“The abolition of policies that keep our children in good health creates unnecessary confusion and fear,” said Dr. Rana Alissa, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics Floridan section. “Schools are tight networks of children, educators and families, which facilitates the spread of contagious diseases.”

Ladapo, 46, emigrated from Nigeria to the United States at the age of five with his parents. He obtained a degree in chemistry from the University of Wake Forest, then attended Harvard, where he graduated in medicine and also a doctorate in health policy.

This is a well -contributed path for medical expertise. Ladapo was affiliated with Harvard at New York University and later UCLA, where his publishers against the pandemic response were noticed by Desantis, who typed him as Florida general surgeon in 2021. Ladapo also obtained a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Florida.

Like the governor, Ladapo raised questions about COVVI-19 policies who forced people to wear masks and move online education, keep their distance from others and show proof of comfortable vaccinations to attend public events, go to a restaurant or make a cruise. Ladapo has also distorted studies to raise doubts about the mRNA vaccine, study authors said.

In a guidance statement in 2024, the Ladapo Ministry of Health warned not to use the cocovated vaccine, saying that “the federal government has not provided sufficient data to support the safety and efficiency of COVVI-19 boosters, or recognizing previously demonstrated security problems associated with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.” These alleged risks include respiratory tract infections, greater chances of autoimmune disease and cardiovascular problems.

Almost all major medical or public health organizations have challenged these affirmations, including Food and Drug Administration: “The challenge to which we continue to take up is the continuous proliferation of disinformation and disinformation of these vaccines which lead to a vaccination hesitation which lowers the opinion of FDA vaccines, adding the opinion of the opinion.”.

In his public comments, Ladapo clearly indicates that he does not follow the councils of government experts in matters of health who, in his opinion, do not look at the way in which the way of fighting against diseases and improving public health. His agency did not respond to an association request for an interview.

“It’s just this sea of ​​madness,” he said this week. “People will have to choose a team. People have the right to make their own decisions, informed decisions.”

The focusing of Ladapo on what he and Desantis call “medical freedom” also feed his skepticism about other health policies established for a long time, such as the warning of the FDA against the consumption of non -pasteurized milk which can contain salmonella and other deadly bacteria, or the addition of fluorine in drinking water to promote healthy teeth.

“When are you free to make your own decisions?” Desantis said this week. “We have done a lot over the years to really be on the right side of fighting hysteria.”

Ladapo has many criticisms in the field of public health and, more and more, among politicians who seek to link their unorthodox policies to Desantis and other Republicans. The American representative Frederica Wilson, a democrat in southern Florida, wants Ladapo to oust.

“Do we lose our heads? It becomes ridiculous and pathetic. Do we try to kill millions of innocent children? Infant vaccines save lives,” Wilson published on social networks this week. “Governor Desantis must either withdraw Joseph Ladapo as a general surgeon, or have him resign.”

There is no indication that will occur. Ladapo seems to have the total support of Desantis and many conservatives encourage his desire to overthrow the medical establishment, including what some consider the unfortunate influence of pharmaceutical companies.

“There are a lot of brave people there – mothers & Dad, doctors, scientists and others – who showed admirable courage in the fight for medical freedom, “recently published on the social media platform.” Let’s continue. Much more work to do. »»