The Hill reports:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the state’s surgeon general are advising against the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines for anyone under the age of 65, a move that counters a new recommendation from the CDC.
“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,” DeSantis said. “Once again, Florida is the first state in the nation to stand up and provide guidance based on truth, not Washington edicts.”
Speaking Wednesday on a panel with other physicians who have cast doubt on the COVID vaccine — including some who lobbied Trump administration officials to back the “herd immunity” theory — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo claimed incorrectly that there was “not a drop of clinical trial data” supporting the vaccines.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday advised against the use of the new COVID-19 booster for people under the age of 65, even as infections and hospitalizations tick upward in the U.S. https://t.co/bZxsOcoExc
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) September 13, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took yet another shot at the CDC and FDA on Wednesday, claiming in a warning to his constituents that the federal agencies are trying to use them “as guinea pigs” to test new coronavirus booster shots. https://t.co/M837AoQO41
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 13, 2023