General surgeon Florida confirms the attitude against COVID-19-MRNA vaccines, praises RFK Jr.

Tampa, Fla. – – The general surgeon of Florida, Dr. Joseph Ladapo spoke in Tampa on Thursday and praised updated federal recommendations against Covid-19-MRNA vaccines for healthy children.

The background story:

In May, US Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that Covid 19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.

Ladapo, who has been a general surgeon in Florida since 2021, has long been a critic of Covid 19 vaccines and vaccine mandates, including his previous call in January 2024, to set the use of MRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

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What you say:

During the press conference on Thursday in Tampa, Ladapo continued his criticism of MRNA COVID-19 vaccines and said that they caused bad reactions and undesirable health states for many people.

“These products should not be used in humans,” said Ladapo. “There are some people who tried to put them in animals, and I think many of us would not want to eat this meal either.”

Ladapo also claimed that he had noticed strong support from the public when it comes to his attitude.

Image: The General surgeon Florida, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, speaks on July 17, 2025 at a press conference in Tampa.

“More and more people have really drawn from the position of buying things that we hear from the federal government in order to expressly or implicitly agree to what we said in Florida,” said Ladapo.

The other side:

Pendants of vaccinations argue that vaccines save lives and the claims against vaccines – such as causing autism in small children – are not scientifically correct.

A newly published study published on Tuesday in the annals of internal medicine showed no connection between aluminum in vaccines and an increased risk of 50 chronic disorders. This includes autoimmune diseases, allergies and neurological developmental disorders.

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