joseph ladapo. he's the doctor governor ron desantis appointed as florida's surgeon general in 2021, right in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic after the doctor openly questioned the effectiveness of covid vaccines. after governor desantis announce his appointment dr. ladapo announced there's nothing special about vaccines compared to any other preventive measure. it's been treated like a religion and that's just senseless. the year before that dr. ladapo joined a controversial group of doctors as they gathered outside the supreme court to tell the american public they definitely didn't need social distancing or masks to stay safe. most recently dr. ladapo was accused of personally altering data in a report about health risks for young men associated with the covid-19 vaccines. it may be good politics for desantis and his team but it's not exactly attracting the stars of the public health world to the state of florida. nbc news is exclusively reporting today two of it top public health officials i

ladapo have so politicized public health.nding very little time in florida these days. instead, he's been campaigning all over the country, including this past fourth of july weekend, when governor desantis was literally caught in the rain, as he marched in an independent state operate in new hampshire, that is in new hampshire, new hampshire, not new hampshire, florida, where there isn't currently a resurgence of malaria, at least as far as we know. desantis is trailing trump in national polls by roughly 30 percentage points. the gap that has widened significantly since desantis began actually meeting voters. back in desantis's camp, the talking points is that both would begin lead his way later on once he's done touring the country, at least that's what they told the times. bryan griffin, as spokesman for the desantis campaign, said it is campaign is a marathon not a sprint. we will be victorious. now, okay, a lot can happen with enough time, including, by the way, the reemergence of malaria in florida after three decades.

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