Joseph Ladapo on vaccine efficacy

As we now know, these vaccines are not preventing transmission.  Sure, they reduce the likelihood of transmission -- and even that is sort of questionable depending on how far out you go -- but they're not preventing it.  I've heard some leaders say things like, 'We'll create safe workplaces by mandating these vaccines.'  Well, they're really decoupled.  Because the infection can still happen whether people are vaccinated or not.  I mean, that's very obvious. 

You remember, these people were also telling you that all these breakthrough infections were rare.  Well, they're obviously not rare. In fact, they're common. 

So this idea that the vaccine mandates are needed to create safe workplaces is a complete lie.  It's continued to be repeated.  And you should know that it's not at all backed up by science.  In fact, the science says something that's completely the opposite. 

Part of the reason that some people are not comfortable with these vaccines is because of the climate of scientific dishonesty about the science -- whether it's natural immunity, denial of that in the face of data, or in the case of the vaccines, open, honest discussions about both effectiveness and safety.  There's been dishonesty around that. 

The reality of how safe these vaccines are is absolutely not public.  Healthy people who have had adverse reactions after the vaccine, there's been a concerted effort to prevent these types of stories, these experiences, from receiving the attention that they obviously should receive.  It's completely ridiculous.

~ Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida Surgeon General, October 25, 2021

(Quote was stitched together by Tom Woods from remarks to the media.)