Florida Gov. DeSantis Taps A New Surgeon General Who Doesn't Support Vaccine Mandates

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the state's next surgeon general, who falls in line with the governor's belief that vaccine mandates during the pandemic are unnecessary.

On Tuesday, DeSantis tapped Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who was most recently a researcher at UCLA and is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, to serve as both surgeon general and secretary of the state's Department of Health.

"Florida will completely reject fear as a way of making policies in public health. So we're done with fear. That's something that unfortunately has been a centerpiece of health policy in the United States ever since the beginning of the pandemic," Ladapo said during a news conference.

"This idea that people don't get to make their own decisions on issues of health related to their own personal health is wrong," Ladapo said, answering questions from reporters. "Vaccines are up to the person; there's nothing special about them compared to any other preventive measure."