Joseph Ladapo, the Surgeon General of Florida, told parents that their kids should go to school without being vaccinated, which is against what the CDC says should happen.
A measles outbreak happened at Manatee Bay Elementary School in South Florida. However, Ladapo wrote to parents telling them that their kids could still go to school without being vaccine. He wrote in the message that the Department of Health wants “parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance.”
Scott Rivkees, who used to be Florida’s surgeon general, said, “This is not a parental rights issue.” “It’s about protecting fellow classmates, teachers, and members of the community against measles, which is a very serious and very transmissible illness.”
When people are exposed to measles but have not been vaccinated, doctors say that most of them will get the virus. This group is very likely to get measles. It can include babies who are too young for a vaccine, people who can’t get a vaccine, or people who choose not to get a vaccine.
The CDC has said that kids should not go to school for three weeks, which goes against what Ladapo thought. The measles virus is spread by tiny droplets in the air and on surfaces. In this case, children can get sick just by sitting next to someone who has the virus in the cafeteria or classroom.
The president of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Thresia Gambon, said, “I don’t understand why the health department didn’t follow what the CDC said.” It’s so easy to get measles. It’s really scary.”
News reports say that only one-fourth of Florida counties have hit the 95% mark for being “well protected against measles.”
One place where measles spread was Broward place. Since the spread began, the Broward County health department has been giving out Measles vaccines. Getting vaccinated makes it much less likely that someone will get Measles after being exposed to it.
