Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis administration is advising people under the age of 65 not to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine in complete opposition to the guidance of federal health officials amid a rise in coronavirus-related hospitalizations.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo, who opposed vaccines for most children and the use of masks during the height of the pandemic, reasoned that hes skeptical about the vaccines safety.

I just think that at this point, with the amount of immunity thats in the community, with virtually every walking human being having some degree of immunity, and the questions we have about safety and about effectiveness especially about safety my judgment is that it is not a good decision for young people and for people who are not at high risk, at this point in the pandemic, he said during a panel discussion Wednesday.