In a move that could shake up public health policy, Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced that the state will end all vaccine mandates for children. He went as far as to liken them to “slavery”. This news comes from a speech Ladapo gave in Tampa, where he was hand-picked for his role by Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.
Speaking at a press conference hosted by DeSantis, Ladapo stated that every last one of the state’s vaccine requirements would be repealed, a move he believes will receive “the blessing of God”. According to Ladapo, “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery”. According to The Guardian, he went on to say that people have the right to make their own decisions about what they put into their bodies, calling the body “a gift from God” and that “what you put into your body is because of your relationship with your body and your God”.
