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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:53 AM Jul 2022

State board removed a pediatrician who advocated that children under 5 get the COVID-19 vaccine

A doctor who advocated for parents to get COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years said she was unceremoniously removed from a Florida board focusing on kids' health.

"On the same day that we began administering COVID-19 vaccine to infants and children under 5, I was removed from the Florida Healthy Kids Board for advocating for equitable access for the underserved and for pediatricians," Dr. Lisa Gwynn wrote on Twitter earlier this week. "Disappointing."




Gwynn, a practicing pediatrician within the University of Miami Health System, received an email on Wednesday telling her she was being removed from her position on the Florida Healthy Kids Board of directors because of "some very political statements that do not reflect the CFO's point of view," Florida Politics reported.

The email claimed Gwynn has said "that the state is 'obstruct[ing]' access to vaccines" and pointed out that the state CFO, Jimmy Patronis, differs in opinion.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-florida-state-board-removed-a-pediatrician-who-advocated-that-children-under-5-get-the-covid-19-vaccine/ar-AAZ6Yli
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State board removed a pediatrician who advocated that children under 5 get the COVID-19 vaccine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP
No surprise, "advocating for equitable access for the underserved" is a Republican cardinal sin. sop Jul 2022 #1
Florida is trying to outdo Texas. rubbersole Jul 2022 #2
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