Florida Governor and GOP Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and his administration are advising Americans over 65 years old to get the latest COVID booster —but no one younger!
“What I have directed our department to do is to provide guidance that really recommends and advises against the use of these mRNA Covid-19 vaccines for anyone under 65,” the state surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, said at an online panel hosted by DeSantis on Wednesday.
“The statement ignores the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations: The agency said Tuesday that everyone ages 6 months and up who has not gotten a Covid shot within the last two months should get a new booster, which targets a subvariant of omicron called XBB.1.5.,” NBC News reports.
“Vaccination remains the best protection against Covid-19-related hospitalization and death. Vaccination also reduces your chance of suffering the effects of long Covid,” the CDC said in a statement Tuesday.
Ladapo questioned the CDC’s statement.
“With virtually every walking human being having some degree of immunity and the questions we have about safety and about effectiveness — especially about safety — my judgment is that it’s not a good decision for young people and for people who are not at high risk at this point in the pandemic,” Ladapo said.
More over at NBC News:
In a deviation from federal recommendations, Florida Gov. DeSantis' administration is advising residents under the age of 65 not to get the new Covid boosters from Pfizer and Moderna. https://t.co/yBDoBPwrTo
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 14, 2023