In South Florida, a measles outbreak is spreading among children, with 6 children infected at a Florida elementary school. This resurgence is attributed to a significant number of parents not vaccinating their kids, with 11% of the student body unvaccinated. Declared eradicated in the US in 2000, measles caused more than 136,000 deaths globally in 2022, marking a 41% increase from 2021. The Florida Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, has been criticized for not recommending MMR vaccines and allowing unvaccinated children to attend school. Amid this outbreak, Broward County reported that 3% of students at a school with measles cases are unvaccinated. The state's policy and the Surgeon General's advice have been criticized for undermining public health standards and leaving unvaccinated children especially vulnerable to this highly contagious disease. Critics argue that Florida's approach to the outbreak is an unprecedented step in efforts to undermine vaccinations, with potential dire consequences.
Sure hope #Florida @GovRonDeSantis sees this: https://t.co/BGU64zFs2M
Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak https://t.co/Gpq8Kft8gt
Shocked, not shocked - Florida's misguided "Surgeon General" effectively tells parents they can ignore best practices for containment of a #measles outbreak https://t.co/1ttn0vMU28
“This is not a parental rights issue,” said Scott Rivkees, Florida’s former surgeon general under DeSantis. “It’s about protecting fellow classmates, teachers, and members of the community against measles, which is a very serious and very transmissible illness.” https://t.co/Kq9HThAZjz
With a brief memo, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has subverted a public health standard that's long kept measles outbreaks under control. https://t.co/K4sXr1wGsX
As a Florida elementary school tries to contain a growing measles outbreak, the state’s top health official is giving advice that runs counter to science. https://t.co/OcHHnb4eH1
6 children in a Florida Elementary School have been infected with Measles (A VACCINE PREVENTABLE AND ONCE ERADICATED ILLNESS). I better not see a single antivaxer show a kernel of concern, YOU CAUSED THIS!!! 11% of the student body in the school are unvaccinated. VIRUSES ARE… https://t.co/lIckPGJhZF
As a FL elementary school tries to contain a growing measles outbreak, the state’s top health official is giving advice that runs counter to science and may leave unvaccinated children at risk of contracting one of the most contagious pathogens on Earth https://t.co/qo82y1IHI8
Florida’s response to a school measles outbreak is an unprecedented step in the state’s efforts to undermine vaccinations, @danengber writes. How many times can the state roll the dice before things get worse? https://t.co/jR3arrdgje
A Florida state policy set amid a measles outbreak in Broward County has vaccination proponents aghast, with many saying it leaves unvaccinated children especially vulnerable to the highly contagious disease. https://t.co/W8XNaDhOt9
A Florida state policy set amid a measles outbreak in Broward County has vaccination proponents aghast. https://t.co/trH0QihZfc
Florida doesn’t want kids to have gender-affirming care but does evidently want them to have measles. Measles killed more than 136,000 people in 2022. That’s a 41% increase from 2021. Nearly all these deaths occurred in unvaccinated children. To be anti-vax is to be pro-death. https://t.co/x3A2rMN4W0
3% of students are unvaccinated at Broward school with measles cases, superintendent says https://t.co/zAiDorit0S
In the midst of a measles outbreak, the Florida Surgeon General - A. Does not recommend MMR vaccines. B. Allows parents to send unvaccinated children to school. https://t.co/JmAD83pBIl
Measles Is Back and Spreading Among South Florida Kids https://t.co/MaD0XCra5h
Declared eradicated in the US in 2000, measles is back and spreading among South Florida kids. The reason is simple: parents aren’t getting their children vaxxed. https://t.co/NAunnAqMMI