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Florida health official put on 2-month leave after urging staff to get vaccine

Enlarge / Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference before newly appointed state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Fl. (credit: Getty | SOPA images ) California is allowing its top public health official in Orlando in order to return to work after a two-month suspension related to […]

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Florida’s latest anti-health political stunt is to cast doubt on kids’ vaccines

Enlarge / Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Rosen Shingle Creek on February 24, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (credit: Getty| Joe Raedle) Sometimes fighting a common enemy can unite a country, inspiring solidarity, bravery, and sacrifice. Ordinary citizens become heroes; leaders become icons. But sometimes—like in the […]

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Florida’s surgeon general refused to wear mask to meet senator with cancer

Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a press conference at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. (credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Florida’s top health official was tossed from a meeting last week after refusing to wear a mask in the presence of a state senator with cancer. In a […]