Dr. Joseph Ladapo

In a Sept. 7 interview on CNN’s "State of the Union," Ladapo told host Jake Tapper that his department didn’t study how ending the vaccine requirements could affect children’s health or future outbreaks.

U.S. House Democrats from Florida have signed a letter urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse Florida’s plans to eliminate school vaccine mandates.

The governor announced the state would repeal all vaccine mandates last week.

On "The Florida Roundup," the president of the American College of Physicians said he believes the state not mandating vaccines for children will increase costs for health care.

Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the state’s health department will end "every single" school vaccine mandate. Ladapo, who has a history of spreading inaccurate vaccine claims, equated the state’s vaccine requirements with slavery.

“The ripple effect of removing vaccine entry requirements would affect all of us, not just those with children in school,” said FCAAP President Rana Alissa.

The congresswoman's remarks came same day the state's top medical official announced plans to eliminate vaccine mandates.

Ladapo appeared before Miami Dade County’s committee on safety and health Tuesday, alongside University of Florida professor Ashley J. Malin— whose research focuses on the potential negative effects of fluoride— and two dentists to speak against fluoride in local water supplies.

In the wake of measles cases at a Broward school, Florida's surgeon general writes that the Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” without urging the need for MMR vaccinations.

Experts said that small DNA fragments found in the vaccines are not cause for concern. Cells are needed to make vaccines, and those cells contain DNA.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo called for a "halt" in the use of the mRNA vaccines, contradicting recommendations from federal health agencies.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against the new COVID-19 booster.