The Florida Department of Health is telling parents not to give their children the COVID-19 vaccine if they are healthy.
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo made the announcement on Monday (March 7) in a roundtable discussing “failures” of the COVID-19 response in the state.
This announcement goes directly against the recommendations of the CDC, which strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination in children ages 5 and older.
“The Florida Department of Health is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children,” said Dr. Ladapo.