Coverage dated January 2, 2024 to January 3, 2024

Florida surgeon general calls for halt in the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is urging residents in the Sunshine State to stop getting the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID vaccines over DNA-related safety concerns.

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Florida Surgeon General calls for halt to COVID-19 vaccine usage after FDA said he spread misinformation (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is calling for a halt to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, citing various health risks.

  2. Townhall

  3. PJ Media

  4. Forbes

    Florida Surgeon General Calls For Halt In Covid MRNA Vaccines—Citing Debunked Concerns (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    An FDA official last month called Joseph Ladapo’s concerns “quite implausible,” adding there is “no evidence of genotoxicity from the vaccine.”

  5. NBC 6 South Florida

    Florida surgeon general calls for halt in the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is urging residents in the Sunshine State to stop getting the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID vaccines over DNA-related safety concerns.

  6. Blaze Media

    Florida Surgeon General Ladapo urges 'halt to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines' (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is advocating a stoppage in the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines."I am calling for a halt to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines," Ladapo declared in a statement on X. "The U.S.

  7. CBS News

    Florida surgeon general calls to stop COVID-19 mRNA vaccines over health claims refuted by FDA (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Florida's surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo has previously taken aim at the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines with claims that federal health officials called "implausible" and "misleading."

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA COVID vaccines, citing debunked claim (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo's false claims that mRNA coronavirus vaccines contaminate DNA imperils lives as respiratory viruses surge this winter.

  9. Triblive

    Florida surgeon general has safety concerns with covid vaccines. FDA disagrees (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, once again at odds with federal officials, is urging people to stop getting Pfizer’s and Moderna’s mRNA covid vaccines over safety concerns that the shots could possibly deliver DNA contaminants into human cells.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Florida surgeon general calls for stop to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Florida's surgeon general issued a call Wednesday for healthcare providers to stop utilizing Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines due to concerns about genetic contamination.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida Surgeon General calls on FDA to halt COVID-19 vaccines, citing possible cancer risks: FDA disagrees (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo called on the FDA to halt the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine because of possible cancer risks among others.

  12. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida Surgeon General calls for halt on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

    Published

    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo called for at least a temporary end to the use of the most common type of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday.

Florida surgeon general calls for halt in the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines | Since Then