TAMPA, Fla. - Florida’s top health official is going beyond his push to end vaccine requirements in schools and workplaces.

In a recent podcast interview, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said he wants mRNA COVID-19 vaccines "not to be available to anyone." He clarified that Floridians would still have access to other vaccines, but singled out mRNA shots as unsafe in his view.

"The goal with mRNA is not to give that to anyone, because no one should be using that one," Ladapo said on the "On Call" podcast.

The other side:

Public health experts, including doctors at the University of South Florida, said mRNA vaccines have been proven safe and effective. They credit them with saving lives and preventing severe illness.

"The benefits far outweigh the risks for the COVID vaccine

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