Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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 expressed concerns over the shot’s safety, saying incorrectly that there was “not a drop of clinical trial data” supporting the vaccines.

“We continue to live in a world where the CDC and the [Food and Drug Administration], when it comes to COVID at least, are just beating their own path in a direction that’s inexplicable in terms of thinking about data and in thinking about common sense,” Ladapo said.

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    1 year ago

    I’d advise holding off for another couple weeks, the new batch is effective against the latest covid strain, current one isn’t.

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      1 year ago

      They released the new batch, at least in the U.S. When I made my appointment (at CVS), it specifically said “2023-2024 Moderna.” I think the non-mRNA one is still awaiting approval but Pfizer and Moderna are out.