Florida Department of Health explained

Agency Name:Florida Department of Health
Type:Department
Preceding1:Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Jurisdiction:Government of Florida
Headquarters:Tallahassee, Florida
Coordinates:30.39°N -84.23°W
Chief1 Name:Joseph Ladapo

The Florida Department of Health is responsible for protecting the public health and safety of the residents and visitors of the state of Florida. It is a cabinet-level agency of the state government, headed by a state surgeon general who reports to the governor. The department has its headquarters in Tallahassee.[1]

History

During the 1996 legislative session, the beleaguered Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was reconstructed as two entities: the Department of Health and the Florida Department of Children and Families.[2]

The Florida Department of Health[3] operates county health departments in all 67 of the state's counties. The agency employs more than 17,000 persons. It has worked on two-year-old immunizations, tobacco control, and statewide preparedness response efforts.

The Florida Department of Health is responsible for public health, including:[4]

COVID-19

On 15 February, 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.[6] The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) subsequently published a public response to Ladapo and the department, offering rebuttals to his "misinterpretations and misinformation" related to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.[7]

On 10 May, 2023, Ladapo issued an open letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky accusing their agencies of withholding information regarding the true rate of adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines.[8] Ladapo issued another letter on 6 December, 2023, asking the FDA and CDC to address reports of "nucleic acid contaminants" discovered in samples of Pfizer–BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.[9] The FDA dismissed his concerns as "misleading" and stated that the agency stood firm in its regulatory decision making.[10] On 3 January, 2024, Ladapo called for a statewide halt of the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Florida Department of Health Contacts." Florida Department of Health. Retrieved on October 26, 2010. "Administration 4052 Bald Cypress Way Tallahassee, FL."
  2. http://www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR0752.htm "Florida Department of Health - FDOH"
  3. Web site: Bush . Janice . 2024-01-05 . MyAccessFlorida – New Portal Apply Online Florida DCF . 2024-01-15 . MyAccessFlorida . en-US.
  4. Web site: Public health . Florida Department of Health . 2007-10-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071105223945/http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Planning_eval/phealth/phmain.htm . 2007-11-05 .
  5. News: School Nurses . Space Coast Medicine and Healthy Living . Merritt Island, Florida . 21–33 . March–April 2009 .
  6. Web site: Communications Office . 2023-02-15 . Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216173659/https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2023/02/20230215-updated-health-alert.pr.html . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . . en.
  7. Web site: Califf . Robert M. . Walensky . Rochelle P. . 2023-03-10 . FDA and CDC Response to the Florida Surgeon General . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701185027/https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0313-letter.html . 2023-07-01 . 2023-07-01 . . en-us.
  8. Web site: Ladapo . Joseph A. . 2023-05-10 . Letter to Robert Califf and Rochelle Walensky . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701182730/https://www.floridahealth.gov/_documents/newsroom/press-releases/2023/05/20230510-florida-department-of-health-letter-to-fda-and-cdc.pdf . 2023-07-01 . 2023-07-01 . Florida Department of Health.
  9. Web site: Ladapo . Joseph A. . Joseph Ladapo . 2023-12-06 . Request for Information on COVID-19 Vaccines . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106202109/https://www.floridahealth.gov/about/_documents/12-06-2023-DOH-Letter-to-FDA-RFI-on-COVID-19-Vaccines.pdf . 2024-01-06 . 2024-01-06 . Florida Department of Health.
  10. Web site: Marks . Peter . 2023-12-14 . Final Florida Surgeon General Response . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106201544/https://www.fda.gov/media/174875/download . 2024-01-06 . 2024-01-06 . Food and Drug Administration.
  11. Web site: Farrell . James . 2024-01-03 . Florida Surgeon General Calls For Halt In Covid MRNA Vaccines—Citing Debunked Concerns . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107024033/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2024/01/03/florida-surgeon-general-calls-for-halt-in-covid-mrna-vaccines-citing-debunked-concerns/?sh=15defb622a8b . 2024-01-07 . 2024-01-07 . . en.

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