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Joseph Abiodun Ladapo (born December 16, 1978) [1] is a Nigerian-American doctor serving as the surgeon general of Florida since 2021. [2] He is best known for his opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures, [3] [4] [5] and promotion of COVID-19 misinformation, for which he has been rebuked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [6]
Scott Andrew Rivkees (born 1956) is an American physician-scientist and pediatric endocrinologist, who served as State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health of Florida from June 2019 to September 2021.
"Based on the high rate of global immunity and currently available data, the State Surgeon General advises against the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines," the FDOH statement said.
FILE - Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks with reporters after the Florida Senate confirmed his appointment as the state's surgeon general on Feb. 23, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. health agencies have ...
Here we go again: Florida facing another dangerous virus, while the state's top health official thumbs his nose at conventional medical wisdom. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is drawing ...
The newly reported infections bring the total to eight, just days after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo contradicted federal and medical professional guidance to contain the spread of the ...
But Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who has previously clashed with federal health official’s on masks, vaccines and the state’s COVID-19 policies, says the federal government “failed ...
The surgeon general is also the ultimate award authority for several public health awards and decorations, the highest of which that can be directly awarded is the Surgeon General's Medallion (the highest award bestowed by board action is the Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal). The surgeon general also has many informal duties ...