Sat Oct 8, 2022 – 3:45 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) –Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, said Friday that Florida now formally recommends against young men receiving Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 shots, citing risks of deadly, cardiac-related side effects.
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) announced the new guidance Friday evening following the results of an analysis that the department conducted to evaluate mRNA jab safety.
“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 department said. “With a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death among men in this age group.”
Men over 60 years old also have a 10% higher risk of cardiac-related death after shots, according to the FDOH analysis.
Due to the department’s findings, Surgeon General Ladapo recommended that men between ages 18 to 39 avoid getting an mRNA jab and stressed “particular caution” for those with preexisting heart conditions.
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