mRNA Vaccine Use Should Be Stopped, Controversial Florida Surgeon General Tells FDA, CDC
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Florida’s firebrand surgeon general is calling for use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be stopped, in yet another controversial decision

Florida’s firebrand surgeon general is calling for use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be stopped.

Joseph Ladapo, M.D., wrote a letter to Robert Califf, M.D., commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Mandy Cohen, M.D., MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), last month. He cited a preprint study from October, which was not peer reviewed or published in a medical journal, claiming there are “nucleic acid contaminants” in both the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines.

Dr. Ladapo claims, without sufficient backing, that these contaminants can lead to the development of cancer, and damage a person’s blood, heart, lungs, liver, kidney and other organs.

The FDA replied to the surgeon general that there was no evidence the shots posed these types of danger, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday.

    • Zorque@kbin.social
      11·
      10 months ago

      I mean, they had to get the power somehow, and that generally starts at the voting booth.

      • snooggums@kbin.social
        4·
        10 months ago

        Hard to blame the current disenfranchised voters for not being able to vote out those already abusing their power. Blaming them shifts the attention away from those abusing their power.

        • Zorque@kbin.social
          21·
          10 months ago

          Yes, it makes it hard, but it doesn’t make it impossible. I agree there’s plenty of reasons that people are less able to express themselves by voting… but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

          And just pointing fingers does nothing to fix the situation. We already know the people in power are abusing it, unless you emphasize actually getting rid of them, nothing will change. Saying it’s impossible to vote when it’s not just makes it that much easier for potential voters to decide it’s not worth the effort and just stay home.