Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health is an American government agency responsible for administering public health services in the State of Florida. It is headquartered in Tallahassee.
History
COVID-19
On February 15, 2023, the department published a safety alert from the State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo warning of “a novel increase” in adverse event reports related to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. The statement noted that, “[i]n Florida alone, there was a 1,700% increase in VAERS reports after the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to an increase of 400% in overall vaccine administration for the same time period.”1)
External links
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Communications Office. (2023, February 15). Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety. Florida Department of Health. https://web.archive.org/web/20230216173659/https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2023/02/20230215-updated-health-alert.pr.html