The Brief
- Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is under fire for allowing unvaccinated students to attend school during a measles outbreak, contradicting CDC guidelines.
- Six students at Manatee Bay Elementary have contracted measles, and 33 others are unvaccinated.
- Health experts warn this decision could endanger vulnerable individuals and spread the virus further.
Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is under fire for allowing unvaccinated students to attend school during a measles outbreak, contradicting CDC guidelines.
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What we know:
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is facing criticism for allowing parents to decide whether unvaccinated children at Manatee Bay Elementary School should stay home during a measles outbreak.
This contradicts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, which mandate exclusion for three weeks to contain the highly contagious disease. Six students have already contracted measles at the school, and 33 remain unvaccinated.
The Broward County school district has stated that the decision on mandatory exclusion rests with the state health department.…