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491 - What’s Happening in Florida? Politics, COVID Vaccines, and the Firing of Dr. Lisa Gwynn
Season 6
Episode 491
Published 4 years, 2 months ago
Description
Dr. Lisa Gwynn, president of the Florida chapter of the American Academic of Pediatrics and a professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, was fired from a state board for advocating for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5. She talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about how politics and misinformation in Florida are contributing to a situation that’s harmful to children’s health and strips away medical choices and access from parents.