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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,468 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:10 PM Sep 2025

Florida surgeon general says he doesn't need to study impact of ending vaccine mandate

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said he doesn't need to study the potential impact of ending vaccine mandates for children before his state becomes the first to do so in 45 years.

"We do have outbreaks in Florida, just like every state, and we manage those," Ladapo told host Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sept. 7. "So there are no new, special, you know, special procedures that need to be made."




Tapper asked Ladapo specifically why providing health and religious exemptions to general vaccine mandates wasn't enough to satisfy concerns.

"It's really about ethics," Ladapo said. "You have sovereignty over your body, and that's that."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/florida-surgeon-general-says-doesnt-185136592.html

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Walleye

(45,484 posts)
2. Autonomy over your body? OK that's that. For men.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:15 PM
Sep 2025

These smart asses don’t realize that it’s those of us who chose to be vaccinated out of a civic duty are keeping them from being sick because of their stupid “personal choice”. And there is an ethical consideration here. But it’s not what they think it is. The question is, is it ethically acceptable to spread diseases that could be prevented?

haele

(15,600 posts)
3. Wait until one of those Masters of the Universe and their families catches something deadly
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:20 PM
Sep 2025

Then you'll see all sorts of "who's responsible", "how could they get close to me if they weren't vaccinated?" accusations going on ad nauseum.

Walleye

(45,484 posts)
9. And that little smallpox vaccine scar on my upper arm is the reason that lots of younger people won't get the disease
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:57 PM
Sep 2025

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