Vermont Rep. Becca Balint Makes Several Attempts to Discredit Dr. Joseph Ladapo About Florida’s Covid Response

BALINT Are you a ░░░░░░░░ in infectious diseases LADAPO ░░░░░░░░ am board certified in ░░░░░░░░ medicine and internal medicine ░░░░░░░░ take care of a ░░░░░░░░ variety of patients especially ░░░░░░░░ I said are you ░░░░░░░░ specialist I asked a ░░░░░░░░ specific question Are you ░░░░░░░░ specialist in infectious diseases ░░░░░░░░ I m board certified ░░░░░░░░ internal medicine BALINT Okay ░░░░░░░░ answer I guess is ░░░░░░░░ which is okay LADAPO ░░░░░░░░ take care of patients ░░░░░░░░ infectious diseases BALINT Okay ░░░░░░░░ re moving on Are ░░░░░░░░ a specialist in epidemiology ░░░░░░░░ I have PhD training ░░░░░░░░ epidemiology BALINT I see ░░░░░░░░ you re going Okay ░░░░░░░░ you are not you ░░░░░░░░ not a specialist in ░░░░░░░░ either LADAPO I have ░░░░░░░░ training in epidemiology and ░░░░░░░░ and health economics BALINT ░░░░░░░░ you a vaccine researcher ░░░░░░░░ I am not a ░░░░░░░░ researcher BALINT Okay I ░░░░░░░░ curious why you altered ░░░░░░░░ findings in a state ░░░░░░░░ study about Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ your state of Florida ░░░░░░░░ did you alter the ░░░░░░░░ of a state driven ░░░░░░░░ If I could Mr ░░░░░░░░ enter into the record ░░░░░░░░ 24 2023 political article ░░░░░░░░ surgeon general altered key ░░░░░░░░ in study on Covid ░░░░░░░░ vaccine Why did you ░░░░░░░░ the information in that ░░░░░░░░ LADAPO Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ question That is factually ░░░░░░░░ I did not alter ░░░░░░░░ findings in any study ░░░░░░░░ I have a record ░░░░░░░░ multiple NIH grants as ░░░░░░░░ professor at UCLA and ░░░░░░░░ professor at Florida and ░░░░░░░░ were not easy to ░░░░░░░░ The study you re ░░░░░░░░ about is a study ░░░░░░░░ was very unpopular because ░░░░░░░░ had a finding that ░░░░░░░░ was in sync with ░░░░░░░░ you might expect from ░░░░░░░░ BALINT Dr Ladapo LADAPO ░░░░░░░░ is that we found ░░░░░░░░ there was an increased ░░░░░░░░ of myocarditis and cardiac ░░░░░░░░ in young people BALINT ░░░░░░░░ are people in your ░░░░░░░░ state had said on ░░░░░░░░ record to the press ░░░░░░░░ you altered the study ░░░░░░░░ you saying that is ░░░░░░░░ LADAPO I m saying ░░░░░░░░ have a study that ░░░░░░░░ that young men with ░░░░░░░░ risk of myocarditis BALINT ░░░░░░░░ you alter LADAPO I ░░░░░░░░ already answered that question ░░░░░░░░ am I said absolutely ░░░░░░░░ I have never altered ░░░░░░░░ study We had a ░░░░░░░░ of increased cardiac risk ░░░░░░░░ translated into excess deaths ░░░░░░░░ young men in particular ░░░░░░░░ was a very unpopular ░░░░░░░░ but it s very ░░░░░░░░ with the finding that ░░░░░░░░ is especially increased in ░░░░░░░░ men The study was ░░░░░░░░ by epidemiologist at the ░░░░░░░░ Department of Health not ░░░░░░░░ me I oversaw the ░░░░░░░░ and that was the ░░░░░░░░ And I personally believe ░░░░░░░░ that finding is accurate ░░░░░░░░ I have another question ░░░░░░░░ had said in multiple ░░░░░░░░ eds USA Today March ░░░░░░░░ 2020 Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ 9th 2020 you spend ░░░░░░░░ taking care of patients ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 at UCLA ░░░░░░░░ flagship hospital and yet ░░░░░░░░ colleagues at that institution ░░░░░░░░ that was not true ░░░░░░░░ you in fact were ░░░░░░░░ the person charged with ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 patients LADAPO ░░░░░░░░ have taken care of ░░░░░░░░ UCLA hospital as the ░░░░░░░░ physician many patients with ░░░░░░░░ 19 BALINT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Ladapo MASSIE Mr Ladapo ░░░░░░░░ gentle lady from Vermont ░░░░░░░░ questioned your credentials Isn ░░░░░░░░ it true you have ░░░░░░░░ PhD and an M ░░░░░░░░ from Harvard LADAPO Yes ░░░░░░░░ s correct but apparently ░░░░░░░░ enough MASSIE I guess ░░░░░░░░ Well I m going ░░░░░░░░ say that the the ░░░░░░░░ CEO is a large ░░░░░░░░ veterinarian Okay And then ░░░░░░░░ person who actually approved ░░░░░░░░ vaccines at the FDA ░░░░░░░░ a hematologist oncologist who ░░░░░░░░ off the two top ░░░░░░░░ scientists at the FDA ░░░░░░░░ Gruber and Philip Krauss ░░░░░░░░ they said that they ░░░░░░░░ not skip steps to ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine And then ░░░░░░░░ also had hesitation about ░░░░░░░░ boosters He said not ░░░░░░░░ s going to need ░░░░░░░░ booster especially not eight ░░░░░░░░ after they ve received ░░░░░░░░ vaccine But they were ░░░░░░░░ vaccine experts working at ░░░░░░░░ FDA who were removed ░░░░░░░░ their responsibilities by a ░░░░░░░░ who didn t replace ░░░░░░░░ with vaccine experts How ░░░░░░░░ I know this It ░░░░░░░░ in a transcribed interview ░░░░░░░░ seven hours with this ░░░░░░░░ from the FDA yesterday ░░░░░░░░ what we also found ░░░░░░░░ is that the FDA ░░░░░░░░ role is to regulate ░░░░░░░░ manufacturers to make sure ░░░░░░░░ what they say is ░░░░░░░░ that the claims can ░░░░░░░░ verified the FDA itself ░░░░░░░░ going out and making ░░░░░░░░ minute videos saying things ░░░░░░░░ not only did the ░░░░░░░░ manufacturers not claim for ░░░░░░░░ that their vaccines could ░░░░░░░░ or slow the spread ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine manufacturers never ░░░░░░░░ for approval of to ░░░░░░░░ able to say and ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine manufacturers would ░░░░░░░░ gone to jail the ░░░░░░░░ would have probably arrested ░░░░░░░░ if they had made ░░░░░░░░ claims that the FDA ░░░░░░░░ was making.”