WASHINGTON — Florida’s top health official said Monday that he would recommend healthy children not receive the coronavirus vaccine, contradicting both medical expertise and the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state’s controversial surgeon general, made the surprise announcement at the end of a roundtable discussion, which he co-hosted with Gov. Ron DeSantis, to discuss what the governor’s office described as “Failure of Lockdowns and Mandates.”
“The Florida Department of Health is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children,” Ladapo said.
Neither Ladapo nor DeSantis provided details. Nor were specifics available from the Florida Department of