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“Florida will completely reject fear” in Public Health, new Surgeon General Dr. Lapado says

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo to replace Dr. Scott Rivkees as the new acting Surgeon General.

During an introductory press conference in the State Capitol on Tuesday, Dr. Ladapo, who recently worked at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California, opened his remarks by stating, “Florida will completely reject fear as a way of making policies in public health, so we are done with fear.” Surgeon General Ladapo also stated that it’s sad that “fear” has “been a centerpiece of health policy in the United States ever since the beginning of the pandemic.”

“The way to approach that (pandemic) is not from a place of fear,” said Dr. Ladapo. Ladapo echoed what Gov. DeSantis has been saying about lockdowns, adding that “after lockdowns, the overall mortality increased.” “After lockdowns, overall mortality increased. Lockdowns are bad. Misrepresentation of science.”

Ladapo also touted other ways to beat COVID-19 rather than only to rely on a vaccine. “The state should be promoting good health, and vaccination isn’t the only path to that,” concluded Ladapo. Ladapo graduated from Wake Forest University and received his MD from Harvard Medical School and his PhD in Health Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: PALM BEACH POST

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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