Dr Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, is a physician and health policy researcher (a clinician scientist), originally at UCLA, whose primary interests include health economics, technology evaluation, and interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. As an Associate Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine in California he cared for hospitalized patients.

Dr. Ladapo graduated from Wake Forest University and received his MD from Harvard Medical School and his PhD in Health Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He completed his clinical training in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. [REF]

On July 27, 2020, he stood with the many America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLD) on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. for the White Coat Summit press conference, their first summit. Their video was said to be “the most viral video of all time” which that had 17 million views before YouTube removed it within 24 hours.

Through 2020, Dr Ladapo had written numerous opinion articles relating to the pandemic lockdowns which he thinks may likely have helped prompt Governor DeSantis, via his chief of staff Adrian Lukis, to contact him and ask if he’d consider being Florida’s next Surgeon General.

Dr Joseph Ladapo chosen by Gov Ron DeSantis as Florida's new Surgeon General
Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo chosen by Gov. DeSantis as Florida’s Surgeon General.
Acceptance speech September 21, 2021 – HERE

On September 20, 2021 Dr Lapado was hired at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and the next day Gov. Ron DeSantis officially names Dr. Joseph Ladapo his new Surgeon General of Florida. Dr Lapado’s public health focus was to quit with the FEAR, uphold civil liberties and use data, aka “science”, to guide health policy – which is controversial as that all goes against the “narrative”.

“Florida has continued to stay ahead of the federal government by following sound science – not coercion”

Dr. Joseph Ladapo, March 7, 2022

Governor DeSantis with Dr Lapado are role models for informed, measured and data driven Public Health policy, IMHO! Below you will find a collection of no-doubt historic quotes from both of these gentlemen.

Dr Lapado’s Curriculum Vitae from UCLA – PDF
Transcend Fear – A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health – BOOK
Visit Gov Ron DeSantis Official Rumble channel for more videos – HERE
Dr Ladapo on Twitter – HERE

Interviews and articles in reverse chronological order

This will be a small snap-shot of Dr Ladapo’s pandemic and Surgeon General’s work, along with news articles I feel relevant to build the picture of alleged controversy. I also Included Governor DeSantis excerpts, as they help capture the changes in official health policy, which frankly is hard to keep up with!

2024

April 16, 2024 – Judiciary Committee: Liberty, Tyranny, and Accountability: Covid-19 and the Constitution – READ, WATCH

  • Testimony from Dr. Joseph Ladapo, State Surgeon General of Florida, Harmeet Dhillon, Founder and CEO, Center for American Liberty and Beanie Geoghegan, Co-Founder, Freedom in Education
  • VT Congresswoman makes several attempts to discredit Dr. Joseph Ladapo & fails – EXCERPT

April 9, 2024 – Russell Brand Stay Free #341: “It SHOULDN’T Be Even On The Market!!” Dr Ladapo On Vaccines, Fauci, FDA & CDC – WATCH, Gateway Pundit – CREDIT

“And who he is is a dishonest, self-serving political animal who happens to have scientific training.” …he misled people in so many ways

…I don’t have anything against him, actually…but you can look at him, and he is obviously a dishonest and untrustworthy person.

Dr Ladapo stated regarding Fauci!

January 3, 2024 – Following FDA’s failure to address mRNA vaccine safety concerns in December 2023 letters, Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 mRNA VaccinesREAD, ARCHIVE, CREDIT

The FDA’s response does not provide data or evidence that the DNA integration assessments they recommended themselves have been performed.

DNA integration poses a unique and elevated risk to human health and to the integrity of the human genome, including the risk that DNA integrated into sperm or egg gametes could be passed onto offspring of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine recipients. If the risks of DNA integration have not been assessed for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, these vaccines are not appropriate for use in human beings.

Dr Ladapo

2023

December 21, 2023 – The Highwire Ep 351: War of the Words: – FL SURGEON GENERAL: DNA FROM COVID SHOT IS “HITCHHIKING INTO HUMAN CELLS” – WATCH, FULL

December 14, 2023 – via Jessica Rose Substack: Response Letter from Peter Marks FDA Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research to Joseph A. Lapado, the Surgeon General of Florida regarding Is SV40 promoter/enhancer DNA present in the COVID-19 product vials? – READ, FDA LETTER

  • Brownstone Institute by Dr Malone: FDA Fails to Address DNA Adulteration safety Concerns – “redirect[ion], gaslighting, and stonewalling” – READ

December 6, 2023 – Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo sent a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding safety concerns after the discovery of billions of DNA fragments per dose in Pfizer’s and Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. – LETTER

  • Citing FDA’s 2007 Industry Guidance for “Considerations for Plasmid DNA Vaccines for Infectious Disease Indications” – READ
    • Potential for creating of cancerous cells or DNA integration

September 21, 2023 – The Highwire Ep 338: Turbo Trouble – FULL, FL SURGEON GENERAL ADVISES AGAINST COVID BOOSTERS – WATCH

  • “Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has taken a firm stance to urge healthy people under 65 to NOT get the booster. Hear about the lack of evidence of efficacy and the attacks he has endured from the mainstream media”

June 20, 2023 – The Illusion of Consensus w/ Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Rav Arora – Exclusive Interview: Dr. Ladapo Exposing The Corrupt FDA And CDC (Part 1) – LISTEN & READ

  • For the first time, Dr. Joseph Ladapo methodically explains how he is publicly challenging the CDC and FDA’s dangerous vaccine guidance.

“I have such trouble, truly and personally, with the degree of contempt for honesty that the FDA and CDC demonstrate. They’re not interested in informed decision-making — they’re interested in everyone believing one thing about these vaccines and ignoring concerns about safety.”

Dr Ladapo

June 13, 2023 – Ask Dr Drew Show w/ Dr Kelly Victory: Dr. Joseph Ladapo: What Florida Got Right About The Pandemic – WATCH, EXCERPT

“Docs, medical students – they just don’t get good training with data, interpretation…and learning how their interpretations are potentially being manipulated.”

Dr Ladapo

May 12, 2023 – Prescribing Freedom – Dr Ladapo – WATCH

May 10, 2023 – Meryl Nass Substack: Dr. Joe Ladapo, Florida’s Surgeon General, got the most inaccurate, disrespectful letter back from Walensky (CDC) and Califf (FDA). Now he’s fired back at them. – He exposes their criminal hiding of the evidence of deaths and disabilities from the COVID shots, challenges them to respond. – READ, Re March 10 2023 response from FDA/CDC (see below) – READ. Dr Ladapo – TWEET

April 24, 2023 – Politico [Hit piece]: Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety – Joseph Ladapo defended the move, saying revisions are a normal part of assessing such analysis – READ, Chief Nerd – TWEET

April 6, 2023 – The Highwire Ep 314: WHEN TWO UNIVERSES COLLIDE – FULL, Dr Ladopo: “The CDC, their house is crumbling” – WATCH

  • “Their house is crumbling and we’re going to help speed that along” – EXCERPT
  • “It makes it not only senseless, but malicious, to be giving these mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to young men and boys at this point in the pandemic.” – EXCERPT

March 30, 2023 – NY Post: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo helps save man suffering from heart attack – READ, Spectrum News 13 – READ, Press conference – WATCH

March 30, 2023 – Good Morning CHD Ep 77: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo – WATCH, READ

March 17, 2023 – 3 Years to “Slow the Spread” – WATCH, TWEET, Disclose TV: Florida Surgeon General says mRNA vaccines have a “terrible safety profile.” – EXCERPT

  • The 3-year anniversary of 15 Days to “Slow the Spread.”

March 10, 2023 – FDA/CDC: The FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, respond to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, in a LETTER

  • Dr McCullough responds to 10 of the FDA/CDC assertions – READ

February 15, 2023 – Florida Health | Newsroom: Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine SafetyREAD, Dr Malone Substack: highlights points from the letter – READ, TWEET

  • Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has now sent a letter to the FDA citing that there is an 4,400% increase of reports of life-threatening conditions in Florida since the roll-out of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. – LETTER, references 3 studies including: STUDY
  • “While the Biden administration and Big Pharma continue to blindly push mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, Florida remains dedicated to responding to public health concerns guided by data and common sense.” – TWEET

Febraury 6, 2023 – Tommy’s Podcast TPC #1076: Florida Surgeon General | Dr. Joseph Ladapo – WATCH

2022

December 22, 2022 – NY Post: Florida Supreme Court rules Gov. Ron DeSantis can impanel grand jury to investigate COVID-19 vaccine makers – READ, “ORDER DIRECTING IMPANELMENT OF A STATEWIDE GRAND JURY” term 12 calendar months- PDF

December 13, 2022 – Ron DeSantis News Release: Governor Ron DeSantis Petitions Florida Supreme Court for Statewide Grand Jury on COVID-19 Vaccines and Announces Creation of the Public Health Integrity Committee – READ, Breitbart – ARTICLE, NY Post – ARTICLE

December 13, 2022 – Governor Ron DeSantis holds an accountability roundtable for mRNA shots. DeSantis announces “a petition with the Supreme Court of Florida to impanel a grand jury to investigate any and all wrongdoing in Florida with respect to COVID-19 vaccines.” – WATCH, in Florida it is against the law to mislead or misrepresent the efficacy of a drug etc – EXCERPT, Dr Ladapo – EXCERPT

December 7, 2022 – Ask Dr. Drew with Dr. Kelly Victory: Censored Surgeon General: Dr. Joseph Ladapo on mRNA Heart Deaths – WATCH

October 30, 2022 – NBC News: Florida medical board votes to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors – READ

October 29, 2022 – Bannons War Room: Dr. Ladapo Comments On The Florida Medical Board’s Actions To Ban Gender-Affirming Care For Minors – READ

October 22, 2022 – Insider: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo went on two far-right conspiracy theory podcasts while pushing anti-vaccine misinformation [“far right”, “conspiracy theory”, “anti-vaccine”, and “misinformation” all in the one headline!!!] – READ

October 21, 2022 – Bannons War Room: Dr. Joseph Ladapo On Recent Recommendation To Not Vaccinate Children For Covid In Florida – WATCH

October 20, 2022 – Stew Peters Network: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Florida Surgeon General BLOWS OPEN The Truth About Deadly Covid JABS – WATCH

October 20, 2022 – X22 Report: Dr. Ladapo – CDC Did Not Attack The Study, They Attacked The Recommendation, Collusion – WATCH, READ

October 20, 2022 – The New American: Dr. Joseph Ladapo: Rejecting Covid Shots Becoming Part of Childhood Vaccination Schedule – WATCH, READ, LISTEN

October 20, 2022 – American Thought Leaders: EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Why He’s Not Recommending mRNA COVID Vaccines for Healthy, Young Men—‘People Deserve Honesty’ – WATCH

October 14, 2022 – Bannons War Room: Higher Levels Of Inoculation Against Covid-19 Increase Chance of Death While Infected With Virus – Re Pfizer’s recent admission and Florida’s update to stop the vax – WATCH

It’s important to remember that Joe Ladapo is an MD from Harvard, a PhD from Harvard, did his Fellowship at Harvard, and was a full professor at UCLA in exactly these areas. Joe Ladapo is more qualified to work on medical epidemiology for vaccines than I am, by a long shot

Dr Malone

October 10, 2022 – Zero Hedge: Twitter Removes, Then Reinstates Florida Surgeon General’s Covid Vaccine Warning Tweet – READ

October 10, 2022 – OAN: Dr. Malone Reacts to Alarming Vaccine Analysis From FL Surgeon General – as study basically on dose 2, thus a possible underestimation of the risk – WATCH

What we have is a clear preponderance of evidence that the mRNA vaccines are causing these…cardio toxicity affects…in young male adults…which of course includes our war fighters.

Dr Malone

October 7, 2022 – Florida Health: State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo Issues New mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance – READ, PDF, ANALYSIS,
NewsWeek – ARTICLE, Daily Wire – ARTICLE, Forbes – ARTICLE, FDA’s response – ARTICLE

  • “This analysis found that there is an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination…the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death among men in this age group.”
  • Florida now recommends AGAINST giving men ages 18 to 39 the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, citing a heightened risk of cardiac-related death
  • Dr Ladapo: “FL will not be silent on the truth” – TWEET

September 1, 2022 – The Highwire Ep 283: DR. JOSEPH LADAPO, FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL: Pandemic Politics & America’s Spin Doctors – an interview with one of the most influential, inspirational, and scrutinized doctors in the world. Surgeon General – WATCH

Q: At what point did you start to question the narrative?

“I was basically asleep in terms of recognising the fact that there are entities that have very deep agendas”…[what roles and powers various individuals have]…”So I was very late to awaken to that and it’s become very apparent now”

Something that I did not lose sight of is my relationship with liberty and freedom and how important those principles are to a functioning society

Dr Lapado [@8:45]

August 31, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: End the FDA Delay – Lower Drug Prices – WATCH

June 3, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Surgeon General Dr. Ladapo: Let Them Compete re Special Olympics International vaccine mandate – WATCH

“Scientifically it makes no sense…How can you force people to take a vaccine in order to stop transmission, when that vaccine is not effective at stopping transmission?…”You don’t have to go to medical school to know that doesn’t make sense

At this point…there’s basically zero protection from infection from the vaccines” [scientifically and ethically it didn’t make sense]

Dr Lapado

May 17, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: State Surgeon General Dr. Ladapo – $100 Million for Florida’s Top Cancer Centers – WATCH

April 21, 2021 – MSN: Ladapo unmasked: Why his former boss didn’t think he deserved to be Fla. surgeon general – READ, ARCHIVE

April 18, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Dr. Ladapo – Funding for New Trauma Facility – Leon Haley, Jr., MD Trauma Center at University of Florida (UF) Health, Jacksonville – WATCH

April 7, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Protecting Individuals Rights bill – Governor DeSantis signs the No Patient Left Alone Act, guaranteeing Floridians the right to visit their loved ones in hospitals, hospices, and long-term care facilities – WATCH

We went through a time period in this country where crisis and emergency became an excuse to treat human beings as something less than human beings“…[leaders of hospitals, nursing homes, healthcare facilities] “decided that it was okay to deny people who were sick, in pain, confused, afraid or dying, access to contact with those people who they love. That was a dehunanising measure…” “…it was heartbreaking

“…we know we’re not done with crises

Dr Lapado

March 7, 2022The Curtain Close on COVID Theatre: Governor DeSantis hosts a roundtable with physicians nationwide on ending COVID theater once and for all – The goal is truth and transparency around policy – FULL

[Held close to the 2 year anniversary of “15 day” lockdown “to flatten the curve”]

Topics discussed include:

  • Mask mandates
  • Lockdowns – evidence of benefits and harms
  • COVID-19 vaccine mandates, particularly for children
  • Boosters – benefits and harms
  • Recent CDC “footwork” guidance changes, with interesting timing

Video Excerpts from the roundtable:

  • Florida Dept Health first state to officially recommend against COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children – EXCERPT1
  • Fighting Unethical Behavior – EXCERPT2
  • Florida Is the Center of the World “everyone wants to come here” – Gov Desantis – EXCERPT3
  • We have to hold them accountable – (montage of Dr Lapado) – EXCERPT4
  • Dr. Joseph Ladapo: Closing the Curtain on COVID Theater – “Florida has continued to stay ahead of the federal government by following sound science – not coercion” We Have to Hold Them Accountable – EXCERPT5

“Being able to work with Governor DeSantis on what is very clearly the issue of my lifetime in terms of incredible challenge or sort of battle we have between individual rights and individual choice and truth on one side, and really sort of overarching powers, overarching government abusive powers, abusive data dishonesty, and frankly, a lot of unethical behavior on the other side.

Dr. Joseph Ladapo – EXCERPT2

Obviously it’s proven to be true, these people [the Coronavirus Task Force, “15 days to flatten the curve”, public health “experts”] had no idea what they were talking about“…”One thing that’s very important at this point is to not let these people get away with it… the people that have led us to the point that we are, they want us to forget why/how we got here and they want us to forget that their choices, that they made for everyone, were the wrong choices that basically led to NO appreciable benefit.”

We cannot let them forget, we have to hold them accountable, we have to… let our country…let the world know what the truth is, because it’s the right thing to do and because it can happen again if we don’t.

Dr. Joseph Ladapo – EXCERPT

March 3, 2022 – Ron DeSantis: Prescribe Freedom press conference – (masks and RCT) – WATCH

Practitioners are trained to know how to best care for their individual patients – not bureaucrats at the federal level”

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joe Ladapo

February 28, 2022 – WPLG Local 10: New Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo joins TWISF – “After months of controversy and weeks of scrutiny, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo was confirmed by the state senate last week during a contentious hearing.” – WATCH

February 24, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Buck the CDC – Govenor DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr Ladapo – (10 min) FULL

People want to live freely in Florida without corporate masking creating a two-tier society, overbearing isolation for their children, and their health care practitioners having the freedom to follow science, not outdated and politicized “guidance.”

  • 5 Day Quarantine for Kids Is Based on Science – EXCERPT 1
  • We Support the Right to Try – EXCERPT 2
  • No Evidence to Support Corporate Forced Masking – EXCERPT 3
  • Florida Leads on Keeping Healthy Kids in School – EXCERPT 4
  • Isolation Periods Should Be Rooted in Science – EXCERPT 5
  • There’s No Need for Any COVID Theater in Florida – forced masking for the appearance of safety – EXCERPT 6
  • Floridians Have the Right to Try – practitioners judgment to use off-label products – EXERPT 7
  • 5 Days of Quarantining Is the New Guidance in Florida – unless you still have symptoms – EXCERPT 8
  • Florida Is the Land of the Free – and we’re going to stay free – EXCERPT 9
  • Relying on the CDC Is Not Reasonable – EXCERPT 10
  • We Need to Liberate Workers from Forced Masking – EXCERPT 11

Under Dr. Ladapo’s leadership, we were one of the first states in the country to get rid of what is called “healthy quarantines,” where you would be in the lunchroom, someone else happened to test positive, and they’ll send these healthy kids home to basically sit for fourteen days.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis – EXCERPT 4

“Simply relying on outdated CDC guidance, when the experience has completely undercut that, is not really a reasonable thing to do at this point.” “We are recommending officially against forced masking policy”

“Yes, this is based on science and data…when you have health guidance that conflicts with the data, that has the effect of creating a two tiered society, that is harmful as well.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis – EXCERPT 10

February 5, 2022 – Politico: Ladapo fires back at former UCLA supervisor who refused recommendation – READ
“Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo said that criticism from his former UCLA supervisor was a sign that differing scientific opinions have turned into personal attacks”

January 27, 2022 – WPTV News Florida: Dr. Joseph Ladapo shares thoughts after Democrats walk out of confirmation hearing – WATCH

January 18, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: “The Facts. Your Future” Campaign: Dr. Joseph Ladapo – free substance abuse curriculum for schools in the form of a ‘School Assemblies Toolkit’ through Florida’s The Facts – WATCH

January 13, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Infrastructure Improvements by Governor DeSantis [relevant time stamp] – FULL

  • Vaccine Mandates Didn’t Slow the Spread of Omicron – DeSantis outlines how the unconstitutional Biden vaccine mandates has failed to slow the spread of the Omicron virus variant, vaccines should be a personal choice – EXCERPT 1
  • This Is Insane: Un-Vaxxed Nurses Are Being Fired While Infected Vaxxed Nurses Stay on the Job – EXCERPT 2

January 3, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Early Treatment Saves Lives: Florida Surgeon General Dr. Ladapo – Monoclonals Are Effective Treatments – WATCH, FULL

2021

December 17, 2022 – Ron DeSantis Official: Gov DeSantis Highlights New Preventative Monoclonal Antibody for Immuno-compromised Patients with Dr Ladapo – WATCH

December 13, 2021 – Tallahassee Democrat: Florida Department of Health rejects complaint against Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo – READ, OTHER

A complaint filed by “Goldman, a Delray Beach [retired] eye doctor, filed a complaint Oct. 29, 2021” alleged Dr Ladapo violated state medical laws by publicly casting doubts about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and promoting “unproven” treatments against the disease.

“What he did may not be a violation of specific laws, but in my opinion (it) is a violation of medical ethics,” Goldman said. “My point was not that he broke any laws, only that he was spreading medical misinformation based on current medical/scientific knowledge and requested that he be censured for this, not arrested.”


November 12, 2021 – Breitbart: Exclusive — Florida Surgeon General Ladapo Strikes Back After Rachel Maddow Smear: ‘Factually Incorrect’ – READ

November 8, 2021 – Ron DeSantis Official: Gov DeSantis Sets the Record Straight on the Left’s False Narrative About Vaccines – WATCH, FULL

November 7, 2021 – NY Post: Meet the anti-Fauci: Florida’s sane surgeon genreal, Joseph Ladapo – Tucker Carlson interview embedded – Dr. Joseph Ladapo explains on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ why the left’s targeting him as he makes ‘data-based decisions about public health in Florida – READ & WATCH

November 5, 2021 – Ron DeSantis Official: The Russia Collusion Was All a Lie [in case you weren’t aware!] – WATCH

November 4, 2021 – -Florida Announces Lawsuit Against Biden Admin’s Unconstitutional OSHA Vax Mandate “We started with 15 days to slow the spread and now it’s get jabbed or lose your job.” – WATCH

October 27, 2021 – Florida Surgeon General Ladapo was rushed into UF College of Medicine job, emails show – READ

“Top brass at the University of Florida College of Medicine fast-tracked the hiring of Dr. Joseph Ladapo, knowing that Gov. Ron DeSantis was eyeing him for the position of state surgeon general, according to emails obtained by the USA TODAY Network-Florida.”


October 24, 2021 – Fox News: Maria Bartiromo – Gov. DeSantis: No Federal Vaccine Mandates in Florida, Our Ports Are Open 24/7 – WATCH

October 21, 2021 – Fox New | Tucker Carlson: Gov. DeSantis Announces Special Session to Tackle Attacks on Personal Health Decisions and the unconstitutional Biden Vaccine Mandates – WATCH

October 15, 2021 – Gov. DeSantis – MY MESSAGE TO BIDEN: STOP MAKING THE VACCINE DIVISIVE – EXCERPT

October 14, 2021 – Ron DeSantis Official: Early Treatment Saves Lives: Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo Discusses Importance of Monoclonal Antibodies – DeSantis established site to receive monoclonal antibodies – WATCH

September 23, 2021 – Ron DeSantis Official: Protect Healthy Students from Forced Quarantining: State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo – “The Governor and I share a similar vision of weighing the costs and benefits of public health policies – and our new rule today is an example of that,” – WATCH

September 23, 2021 – The Highwire Ep 234: RISE OF THE RESISTANCE – FLORIDA’S RADICAL NEW COVID PLAN – WATCH, FULL

  • “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has chosen a new Surgeon General, America’s Frontline Doctor, signatory of the Great Barrington Declaration, a UCLA doctor and expert in health policy, Dr. Joseph Ladapo. Listen to his radical plan for the Sunshine State.”

September 22, 2201 – ABC Action News: DeSantis chooses Dr. Joseph Lapado as Florida surgeon general – WATCH

September 21, 2021 – Ron DeSantis Official: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo as Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of the Florida Department of Health – WATCH, DeSantis on Fauci – EXCERPT

Dr. Ladapo was recently granted a professorship at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine

Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo acceptance speech: I’m Honored to be Chosen by Gov. DeSantis as Florida’s Surgeon General – EXCERPT

Regarding public health in Florida [we will] “hopefully set an example for other states around the country and maybe even further than that.

Florida will completely reject fear as a way of making policy in public health…we’re done with fear.

Dr Joseph Ladapo

September 20, 2021 – Dr Ladapo was hired at the University of Florida College of Medicine – REF, allegedly “rushed

August 26, 2021 – WFTS: Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees to leave DeSantis administration in September – WATCH

2020

December 5, 2020 – Just the News: Florida requiring labs to report critical ‘cycle threshold’ of COVID-19 tests – Mandatory reporting rules include number of amplification cycles of test – READ, Zero Hedge – READ, CREDIT, Dec 3, 2020 Press Release – PDF, IMAGE

October 1, 2020 – The Highwire Ep 183: FLORIDA LEADS THE PACK INTO “PHASE 3” OF LOCKDOWN – WATCH, FULL

September 24, 2020 – Ron DeSantis on Twitter: CDC recently updated estimated infection fatality rates for COVID – TWEET, ARTICLE , TIMELINE

  • Gov. Ron DeSantis shows a card stating COVID-19 survival rates by age group as he announces phase three openings at news conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. – READ, The Highwire – WATCH
Sept 25, 2020 – Governor DeSantis can read the science – TWEET, CDC, ARTICLE,

August 21, 2020 – Health Leaders Media (fact checker!): True or False? DeSantis Says COVID Is a Lower Risk for School-Aged Kids Than Flu – “We rate the claim as Mostly True.” – READ, CREDIT

July 29, 2020 – MedPage Today: No Evidence That Doctor Group in Viral Video Got Near COVID ‘Front Lines’ – Who are the physicians behind America’s Frontline Doctors? – ARCHIVE, Curiously on January 5, 2021 MedPage added Joseph Ladapo to the article – NOW

July 27, 2020 – America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLD) first White Coat Summit (YouTube deleted the videos within 24 hours and a record 17 million views) – Press Conference (@ 41:15 Ladapo) WATCH , SPEAKER list, AFLD – SUMMITS

April 9, 2020 – Wall Street Journal Opinion: Lockdowns Won’t Stop the Spread by Dr Joseph A. Ladapo – READ
[Interestingly 1 year later “Lockdowns Didn’t Stop the Spread in WSJ – READ]

March 24, 2020 – USA Today Opinion contributor: Coronavirus pandemic: We were caught unprepared. It is too late for shutdowns to save us by Dr Joseph A. Ladapo – READ

2020 – Dr Ladapo was involved in 5 Clinical Trials – ClinicalTrials.gov – HERE, ARCHIVE