Florida health officials are calling for them to stop

In Florida, in the controversy over mRNA vaccines against Covid-19, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the “surgeon general” (head of the health department) of the state of Florida, has for some time been seen at odds with American federal authorities.

That’s how state doctors, led by Ron DeSantis, were first asked to no longer recommend the messenger RNA vaccine, citing several risks described by federal health authorities as “unbelievable” and “misleading.”

In a bulletin posted on the Florida Department of Health website on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, Joseph Ladapo raised concerns about “nucleic acid contaminants” in the Covid-19 vaccines approved by Pfizer and Moderna. He claims that these contaminants can introduce DNA into human cells and also raises concerns about cancer risks.

Prefer vaccines without mRNA?

In his statement, Dr. Ladapo went on to say that “DNA integration poses a unique and high risk to human health” and the human genome, “including the risk that DNA integrated in a sperm gamete or egg is passed on to the offspring of people who have received the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine.”

He adds: “If the risks of DNA integration have not been assessed for Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, these vaccines are not suitable for use in humans.”

As a result, the head of the Florida State Department of Health urged healthcare providers to prioritize patient access to “mRNA-free Covid-19 vaccines and treatments”. This is especially the case with the Novavax vaccine launched last fall. Or monoclonal antibodies and paxlovide treatments that also don’t use mRNA.

Risks linked to mRNA: FDA response

Last month, the FDA (“ Food and Drug Administration”, US Drug Agency) Dr. Joseph responded to a letter from Ladapo in which he outlined similar concerns. Federal health officials have rejected his claims, calling them “implausible” and “misleading”.

“We want to clarify that, based on a thorough evaluation of the entire manufacturing process, the FDA is confident in the quality, safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine,” the American Medicines Agency said in its response last December 14.

“The agency’s benefit-risk assessment and ongoing safety monitoring show that the benefits of their use outweigh the risks. Additionally, with more than 1 billion doses of mRNA vaccine, no safety concerns related to residual DNA have been identified,” the FDA added in its letter.

mRNA and DNA: a far-fetched debate

Commenting on FDA’s response to the January 3, 2024 bulletin mentioned earlier, Dr. The Florida Department of Health, led by Ladapo, said of the response that it “provides no evidence that DNA integration has been evaluated to address the risks described by the FDA itself in 2007.

Florida health officials explain, “Given the FDA’s recognition of the unique risks posed by DNA integration, the effectiveness of lipid nanoparticle delivery systems for the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, and the presence of DNA fragments in these vaccines, it is necessary. Human health evaluates the risks of DNA integration of contaminants into human DNA.” .”

However, the same Florida Department of Health regrets that “FDA has provided no evidence that these risks have been evaluated to assure safety”.

For his part, following this response from the American Medicines Agency, Dr. Joseph Ladapo released the following statement: “I hope that in the context of Covid-19, the FDA will one day take seriously its regulatory responsibility to protect human health, including the integrity of the human genome.”

While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wanted to punish those responsible for the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine:

United States. Covid-19: Florida governor wants to punish those responsible for vaccine side effects

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