Rx not needed for COVID-19 vax in Florida, pharmacy board affirms

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A Florida pharmacy licensing board on Tuesday made clear that prescriptions aren’t necessary for patients who want to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Sept. 23, 341,363 people in Florida have been vaccinated for COVID-19, state Department of Health data show. The Ladapo showThe Florida Board of Pharmacy is housed in the DOH, administered by state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. In 2022, Ladapo warned of an “abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death” for young men who took the COVID-19 vaccine. In January 2024 Ladapo called on the federal government to halt the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.