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Florida surgeon general defends not wearing mask in meeting with ill state senator
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday defended his decision to refuse to wear a mask during a meeting with a state senator who has breast cancer.
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Florida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed.
MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s surgeon general said conversations while wearing masks aren't productive and argued that he offered to meet elsewhere when a state senator didn't let him in her
Ladapo, an appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis, has come under fire after Sen. Tina Polsky said he refused to put on a mask when he and two aides arrived in the waiting area of her office to discuss his pending Senate confirmation.
By Ralph Ellis, CNN A Florida state senator says state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo — a skeptic of many Covid-19 safety measures — refused her request to put on a face mask while visiting her legislative office, even after she told him she had a serious medical condition.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday defended his decision to refuse to wear a mask during a meeting with a state senator who has breast cancer.
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