“The updated COVID-19 vaccines do “not protect against the currently dominant strain.”
Joseph Ladapo
Florida State Surgeon General. Claim dated 12 Sep 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
The 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines aren't perfect matches for currently circulating variants of the coronavirus, but they are still expected to provide good protection against severe disease (the main goal of vaccination).
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joseph Ladapo (Florida State Surgeon General) made this claim around 12 September 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 October 2024, 47 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- content.govdelivery.comhttps://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLDOH/bulletins/3b56786
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