The Science Behind Florida’s Recent Recommendation Against mRNA COVID Vaccines for Men 18–39
IN-BRIEF
Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced on Oct. 7, 2022 that the state now recommends against mRNA COVID-19 vaccination of males ages 18 to 39 years given the results of a recent study which found an 84 percent increase in the risk of cardiac death among young adult males within 28 days of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
This follows guidance issued in March 2022 recommending against mRNA COVID-19 vaccination of healthy children and adolescents younger than 18. As such, Florida is the only U.S. state to recommend against mRNA vaccination of healthy children and adults, but it joins the U.K., Sweden, and Denmark in removing the recommendation to vaccinate healthy children younger than 11 years (UK) or 18 years (Sweden) and even 50 years (Denmark).
Dr. Ladapo encourages Floridians “to discuss all the potential benefits and risks of receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines with their health care provider.” People in Florida can opt to get their child vaccinated based upon their individual risk tolerance, and this guidance does not preclude families from seeking vaccination through pharmacies and physician offices if desired.
Why?
The Florida Department of Health conducted a self-controlled case series (SCCS) to evaluate the risk of all-cause death and cardiac death after vaccination. The SCCS is an established method employed frequently to assess vaccine-related adverse events. The advantage of this method is that matched controls are not necessary because each case
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