Ladapo Dismisses CDC Potentially Adding COVID Vaccine to Childhood Schedule: ‘Nothing Changes in FL’
TALLAHASSEE (FLV) – Amidst the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‘s (CDC) upcoming vote to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the Vaccine for Kids program along with being on the childhood vaccine schedule, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo declared any decision will have minimal, if any, impact on the Sunshine State.
The CDC is set to meet with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to vote.
“Regardless of what [CDC] votes [Wednesday] on whether COVID-19 vax are added to routine child immunizations – nothing changes in FL,” Ladapo declared. “Thanks to [Gov. Ron DeSantis], COVID mandates are NOT allowed in FL, NOT pushed into schools, & I continue to recommend against them for healthy kids.
Ladapo recently recommended against men aged 18-39 receiving the mRNA COVID vaccines, citing a rise in cardiac risk to the tune of 84%.
“Results from the stratified analysis for cardiac-related death following vaccination suggests mRNA vaccination may be driving the increased risk in males, especially among males aged 18 – 39,” the review from the Florida Department of Health says.
“As such, the State Surgeon General recommends against males aged 18 to 39 from receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Those with preexisting cardiac conditions, such as myocarditis and pericarditis, should take particular caution when making this decision,” Ladapo’s office announced.
“Studying the safety and efficacy of any medications, including vaccines, is an important component of public health,” Ladapo said. “Far less attention has been paid to safety and the concerns of many individuals have been dismissed – these are important findings that should be communicated to Floridians.”
Shortly after the surgeon general tweeted the announcement, Twitter blocked users from seeing it before restoring it.
Ladapo took to social media Monday morning to combat critics and skeptics of the new release.
“I love the discussion that we’ve stimulated. Isn’t it great when we discuss science transparently instead of trying to cancel one another?” he said. “I’m going to respond to the more substantive critiques.”
In August, Ladapo called for the medical establishment to spend more resources looking into myocarditis in young boys after COVID vaccination.
“A pre-print from Thailand found that 3.5% of adolescent boys had overt or subclinical myocarditis after getting the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Is @CDCGov doing similar prospective study in the US? Is anyone?” the Surgeon General questioned on Twitter.
Ladapo has been long critical of mainstream blanket recommendations from officials and media figures on COVID-19 vaccines, but the new guidance represents a more broad guidance than what his department issued months ago warning about the risks of vaccinating “healthy children with no underlying conditions.”
“For children with underlying health conditions or comorbidities, COVID-19 vaccines should be considered in consultation with your health care practitioner. Parents are encouraged to discuss the risks and benefits with their children’s health care practitioner when evaluating whether their child should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly for children with underlying health conditions or comorbidities,” the department said in March.
Florida’s Voice encourages readers to speak with their personal doctor for medical advice.
