Apparently, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo forgot to check with the researchers whose work he cited when he announced that the state is recommending against COVID vaccines for children.
Four researchers told the Tampa Bay Times that their work was wrongly used by the state. One, Kathryn Edwards, a pediatrics professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, accused the state of “cherry-picking” sentences from a report, to make it look like the research supported the state’s conclusion. All four said they disagreed with the state’s recommendation and said vaccinating children against COVID is the best way to prevent severe disease.
Ouch.
