Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that the state will move to eliminate all vaccine mandates.
“The Florida Department of Health, in partnership with the governor, is going to be working to end all vaccine mandates in Florida law,” Ladapo said during a press conference. “All of them.”
“Every last one is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” he declared. “Who am I, as a government, or anyone else, or who am I as a man standing here now to tell you what you should put in your body? Who am I to tell you what your child should put in their body?”
Ladapo asserted that he does not have the right to dictate what one puts into their body. “I don’t have that right,” he said. “Your body is a gift from God. What you put into your body is because of your relationship with your body and your God.”
“Government does not have that right,” he stated.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced the creation of a state MAHA Commission, which will focus on “promoting clean, safe and nutritious food, improving transparency and accountability in healthcare, working on the causes of chronic diseases to identify and prevent future occurrences, and restoring trust in the medical profession and in public health.” The commission will be chaired by Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis.
“The Florida MAHA Commission will prioritize reforms that empower Floridians, reduce regulatory burdens and hold actors accountable for their conduct, while fostering incentives for healthy living and innovation,” DeSantis said.
