Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo took to Twitter to announce the results of the Surgeon General’s office analysis of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and its risks. Twitter quickly removed the tweet, then restored it after substantial backlash.
The tweet from Lapado argued that young, healthy men potentially should not take the vaccine.
Today, we released an analysis on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines the public needs to be aware of. This analysis showed an increased risk of cardiac-related death among men 18-39. FL will not be silent on the truth.
Today, we released an analysis on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines the public needs to be aware of. This analysis showed an increased risk of cardiac-related death among men 18-39. FL will not be silent on the truth.
Guidance: https://t.co/DcWZLoMU5E
Press Release: https://t.co/Y0r9yepi7F— Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD (@FLSurgeonGen) October 7, 2022
The vaccine guidance linked in the tweet referenced only this subset of the population and did not make statements about vaccine efficacy writ large. The Florida health page quoted Ladapo.
“Studying the safety and efficacy of any medications, including vaccines, is an important component of public health. Far less attention has been paid to safety and the concerns of many individuals have been dismissed – these are important findings that should be communicated to Floridians.”
Twitter, however, censored the tweet, giving no reason other than it violated an unspecified rule.
Twitter has censored Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo for tweeting about his recommendation against mRNA vaccines for 18-39 year old men due to an 84% increased risk of death from heart problems. https://t.co/LymohdPUy2
— Toby Young (@toadmeister) October 9, 2022
The move garnered significant backlash, drawing outcry from many on Twitter, including from rapid response director Christina Pushaw and Dr. Eli David.
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.@Twitter censored data posted by the Florida State Surgeon General @FLSurgeonGen that showed an increase risk of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. This is an unacceptable and Orwellian move for narrative over fact. pic.twitter.com/cuTkDM0KOi
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) October 9, 2022
Next time someone says “there’s a scientific consensus” and “all the experts agree,” think of this https://t.co/AsjWYFBeie
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) October 9, 2022
NEW: Twitter has REMOVED @FLSurgeonGen Joseph Ladapo’s tweet announcing how a study into the covid mRNA vaccine found an 84% increase in cardiac-related deaths for men ages 18-39 pic.twitter.com/8nSXXOZfFk
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 9, 2022
Twitter removed official guidelines of Florida Surgeon General regarding mRNA vaccines 🤯
That's a new red line they crossed, now removing health recommendations from OFFICIAL sources!@FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @ChristinaPushaw https://t.co/GupPACNVFE
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) October 9, 2022
Twitter eventually put the Tweet back up, but the fact that a tweet from a health official was removed at all raises further questions about the scope of Twitter’s authority. Twitter users repeatedly raised these questions, pointing out that Twitter was essentially asserting they knew more about health and science than Dr. Ladapo.
Earlier today Twitter deleted the below tweet of Florida Surgeon General, who provided new official guidelines for mRNA vaccines.
Following a huge public outcry due to censoring an OFFICIAL source, they now reinstated the tweet 🤡
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) October 9, 2022
For a time today, @TwitterSafety decided they knew health guidance better than the Surgeon General of the third largest state in the country, and had removed this tweet warning 18-39 year old males of potential dangers to mRNA vaccines being seen in data.
The tweet is back. https://t.co/YmQ0knEGax
— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) October 9, 2022
For a time today, @TwitterSafety decided they knew health guidance better than the Surgeon General of the third largest state in the country, and had removed this tweet warning 18-39 year old males of potential dangers to mRNA vaccines being seen in data.
The tweet is back. https://t.co/YmQ0knEGax
— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) October 9, 2022
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist made a similar claim, calling Ladapo, a Harvard graduate, an “ideologue” and “quack” promoting “misinformation.” The DeSantis War Room quickly pointed out Crist’s lack of standing and the absurdity of his attack.
Career politician and failed trial lawyer Charlie Crist, who learned about Covid from MSNBC University, asserts that he knows more about medicine than Florida's Surgeon General, who earned his MD and PhD from Harvard. https://t.co/uzTzcE75hS pic.twitter.com/7Wg5ZXETe5
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 9, 2022
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