Covid-19: Florida governor tells under 65s to shun boosters against national guidance

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has recommended that the state’s residents under 65 shun the new coronavirus boosters, against the advice of federal health authorities.During an online panel on 13 September, Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo, a DeSantis ally who has often drawn criticism for misleading statements about covid, said, “What I have directed our department to do is to provide guidance that recommends and advises against the use of these mRNA covid-19 vaccines for anyone under 65.”Ladapo and DeSantis attended another event on the social media platform X entitled “No way FDA,” after which the governor made an official statement which read, “I will not stand by and let the FDA and CDC use healthy Floridians as guinea pigs for new booster shots that have not been proven to be safe or effective.”1The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have recommended boosters for most Americans aged 6 months or older. In…
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