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Florida Surgeon General advises against community water fluoridation, citing health risks for pregnant women, children
Read full article: Florida Surgeon General advises against community water fluoridation, citing health risks for pregnant women, childrenFlorida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has issued guidance against community water fluoridation, citing potential neuropsychiatric risks associated with fluoride exposure.
Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
Read full article: Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion adsA federal judge has continued to block the head of Florida’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot.
Have you vaccinated your child(ren) for Measles? Let us know ⬇️
Read full article: Have you vaccinated your child(ren) for Measles? Let us know ⬇️Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school’s measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their student attends class.
Gov. DeSantis doubles down on anti-mask, anti-COIVD-19 vaccine policies in Jacksonville news conference
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis doubles down on anti-mask, anti-COIVD-19 vaccine policies in Jacksonville news conferenceGov. Ron DeSantis visited Culhane’s Irish Pub in the Tinseltown area of Jacksonville’s Southside for a news conference on Thursday.
DeSantis signs bill that would fine schools, businesses for requiring masks, COVID-19 tests or vaccines
Read full article: DeSantis signs bill that would fine schools, businesses for requiring masks, COVID-19 tests or vaccinesStanding behind a podium with a sign that read “Prescribe Freedom,” Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke Thursday morning about his administration’s efforts during the pandemic, then he signed four health care-related bills from the recent legislative session.
Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study
Read full article: Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine studyAn analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the shot.
Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minors
Read full article: Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minorsTransgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria, under a rule approved by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida only state not to preorder COVID-19 vaccines for young children ahead of expected federal approval
Read full article: Florida only state not to preorder COVID-19 vaccines for young children ahead of expected federal approvalFlorida is the only state that hasn’t preordered COVID-19 vaccines for young children. It missed a Tuesday deadline to order the shots, according to a report from the Miami Herald.
Florida surgeon general opposes COVID-19 shots for young children
Read full article: Florida surgeon general opposes COVID-19 shots for young childrenAs the federal Food and Drug Administration weighs approval of COVID-19 vaccinations for children under age 5, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is opposed to the potential change.
‘Do not pay attention to the politics’: UF Health Jacksonville’s chief of pediatrics says ‘vaccines work’ for kids
Read full article: ‘Do not pay attention to the politics’: UF Health Jacksonville’s chief of pediatrics says ‘vaccines work’ for kidsHealth experts are quickly denouncing Florida’s plans to issue guidance urging parents not to vaccinate healthy children against COVID-19. They say the policy is dangerous for our children.
Jacksonville immunologist: Plenty of data to suggest vaccine is safe & effective
Read full article: Jacksonville immunologist: Plenty of data to suggest vaccine is safe & effectiveFlorida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo says the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children.
Governor DeSantis pushes a bill that protects doctors’ free speech
Read full article: Governor DeSantis pushes a bill that protects doctors’ free speechGovernor DeSantis is supporting a bill that would prohibit hospitals from taking medical licenses from physicians who speak out on issues like COVID-19.
Florida’s new coronavirus guidance: ‘Buck the CDC’
Read full article: Florida’s new coronavirus guidance: ‘Buck the CDC’Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo have announced new coronavirus policy recommendations that discourage mask wearing and push physicians to use off-label medications to treat the virus.
Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinated
Read full article: Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinatedFlorida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declined to disclose whether he has received a coronavirus vaccine during a contentious confirmation hearing where Democrats pressed the state’s top doctor to promote the shots.
Controversial Florida Surgeon General Ladapo gets backing after Democrats walk out
Read full article: Controversial Florida Surgeon General Ladapo gets backing after Democrats walk outAfter a walkout by Democrats who said they weren’t getting answers, a Senate committee Wednesday signed off on the confirmation of controversial state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.
DeSantis: Florida seniors will soon be first to receive free at-home rapid tests
Read full article: DeSantis: Florida seniors will soon be first to receive free at-home rapid testsGov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday morning the state will soon start sending at-home rapid tests to Florida’s seniors and those who are high-risk.
Florida’s surgeon general: Masks hamper clear communication
Read full article: Florida’s surgeon general: Masks hamper clear communicationFlorida’s surgeon general has said that conversations while wearing masks aren’t productive after a state senator didn’t let him in her office without a mask, citing a serious health condition.
Florida Surgeon General under fire after refusing to wear mask in state senator’s office
Read full article: Florida Surgeon General under fire after refusing to wear mask in state senator’s officeFlorida’s new surgeon general has only been on the job one month and he is already taking heat after refusing a request to put on a mask in a state Senator’s office.
Florida's top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meeting
Read full article: Florida's top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meetingFlorida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition.
Florida Surgeon General refused to wear mask in office of lawmaker with breast cancer
Read full article: Florida Surgeon General refused to wear mask in office of lawmaker with breast cancerFlorida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition.
Alachua school district 1st to receive federal reimbursement for funding cut over mask mandate
Read full article: Alachua school district 1st to receive federal reimbursement for funding cut over mask mandateAlachua County Public Schools announced Thursday that it is the first school district in the nation to receive a federal grant to replace funding that was withheld over its mask mandate.
Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students
Read full article: Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed studentsFlorida’s new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students
Read full article: Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed studentsFlorida’s new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Florida revises COVID-19 rule for schools, gives parents authority over quarantines
Read full article: Florida revises COVID-19 rule for schools, gives parents authority over quarantinesPointing to a need to “minimize the amount of time students are removed from in-person learning,” the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday issued a revised rule that gives parents more authority to decide whether children go to school after being exposed to people who have COVID-19.