Assault on Public Health
Program is in collaboration with the national organization, Ask Nurses & Doctors (AND) with a history of looking at anti-democracy and anti-science impacts in Florida. It features former Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, M.D.
Organizers of this Florida Democracy at Risk Series event are hopeful that individuals and organizations will sponsor “Home Watch Parties” concurrent with Dr. Rivkees comments to learn from and discuss the impacts of not following research and science.
Dr. Rivkees is a pediatric endocrinologist, professor and physician research scientist, who served as Florida Surgeon General when the Covid pandemic hit. He faced the challenge of trying to protect the people of Florida while Covid was being politicized. He faced rampant misinformation causing growing vaccine hesitancy. That hesitance continues today affecting more than Covid. It is an “Assault on Public Health!