When public health officials are punished, it’s often because they’ve done something wrong. But in Florida, officials are sometimes ousted for being right.
The head of Florida's American Academy of Pediatrics chapter says her public concerns about COVID-19 vaccine access for young children got her ousted from a board that runs the state's Healthy Kids Program.
Dr. Lisa Gwynn, a pediatrician with the University of Miami Health System who has been a visible advocate of vaccine access for poor young kids, was removed Wednesday from a state-appointed board for publicly criticizing Florida’s decision to delay access to the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5.