Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has announced that Florida will be the first state in the nation to officially recommend against the COVID19 vaccine for healthy children.
The announcement came after multiple health experts picked by DeSantis to participate in the roundtable downplayed the importance of the vaccine for children, with some saying the benefits of vaccination do not outweigh the risks.
"CDC recommends everyone ages 5 years and older get a COVID-19 vaccine to help protect against COVID-19," according to the agency's website. There are 42 children under the age of 16 who died of COVID-19 in Florida, according to state Department of Health statistics. Another 481 individuals ages 16 to 29 have died of COVID-19 in the state.
Longtime Tallahassee pediatric cardiologist and children’s advocate Dr. Louis St. Petery called the surgeon general's announcement “totally crazy.” Dr. Maria-Isabel Rosas, who specializes in pediatric infections diseases at NCH North Naples Hospital in Collier County, stressed that vaccines are safe and said parents should be well informed about all options available to them.
Last week the governor attracted national attention after he was caught on video telling high school students to remove their masks during an event. Critics said he was bullying the children.
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