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Florida’s top health officials challenged decades of public health policy to defend his plan to revoke vaccine mandates for children in the state.
In with Governor Ron DeSantis Last week, surgeon Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced a proposal to eliminate the requirements for several vaccines, Give parents the only authority About whether their children are immune.
“We are working to help build a state where we are no longer forced to put vaccines on our children,” Radabo said on Tuesday. “Will be the country’s countryside” podcast.
“People are welcome to put them on themselves, but you shouldn’t be forced to do that.”
Florida surgeon Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis have announced plans to end the school’s vaccine requirements. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Getty Images))
Florida may become the first state Roll back in the country Long-standing vaccine requirements For school children. Under current law, a range of infectious diseases must be immunized before students attend classes, including polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus and other infectious diseases.
However, parents can request exemptions for religious reasons.
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Ladapo argues that parents should have the freedom to make decisions without having to fight for it.
“You can provide information to parents and let parents take care of their children and make decisions,” he said.
The first vaccine to be discarded may include hepatitis C, chickenpox, pneumococcal conjugates and Haemophilus influenzae, Ladabo said.
Florida officials have made a proposal to end the school vaccine requirement and transfer power to parents. (iStock)
He criticized certain vaccines as unnecessary, taking hepatitis C as an example. Hepatitis C is an infection that is usually associated with drug use and sexual activity. Despite the potential to spread during the perinatal period, Ladapo believes the vaccine should not be a baby.
“You absolutely don’t need to do this in a country with a low overall hepatitis C rate,” he said.
Ladapo also sees the chickenpox vaccine as an overdose.
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The plan has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans who believe it could put schoolchildren at risk. Major medical groups also object to the change.
this American Pediatric Association Warning the move could have a “ripple effect” throughout the community. this American Medical Association Noted that “strongly oppose Florida’s plan to terminate all vaccine requirements”, believing that this will undermine decades of public health progress and increase the risk of severe illness, disability or death among young people.
Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Capitol Hill vaccine safety press conference, joined by doctors and public health experts. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump urged to act cautiously on this issue.
“You have some such incredible vaccines, and I think you have to be very careful when you say some people don’t have to get vaccinated. It’s a very tough position… It’s a tough position,” Trump said Friday.
Ladabo linked his arguments to the role of the government in public health, saying that even if the vaccine is proven to be completely effective, his position will not change.
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Critics of the plan warn that the withdrawal demands can open the door to preventing outbreaks. But Radabo said he was “fully confident” that any rise of infection could be controlled. He pointed out that countries like Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom have no mission.
