Topic - Joseph Ladapo

The department responded to a request for details, four days after Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, said the state would become the first to make vaccinations voluntary and let families decide whether to inoculate their children.

Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases →

Under questioning from host Jake Tapper, Dr. Ladapo said the department has not conducted analyses on how lifting mandates would impact the spread of disease and hospitalization rates, but said that the state’s medical infrastructure was up to the task.

Joseph Ladapo, Florida surgeon general, defends plan to end vaccine mandates →