Florida's top health official booted from meeting after refusing to put on mask
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Miami — Florida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed.
Florida Senate leader Wilton Simpson, a Republican, sent a memo to senators Saturday regarding the incident at the office of Democratic state Senator Tina Polsky, asking visitors at the building to be respectful with social interactions. Polsky, who represents parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, hadn't made public her breast cancer diagnosis.
Polsky told The Associated Press about the tense exchange with state Surgeon General Doctor Joseph Ladapo that was first reported by the news site Florida Politics. She said Ladapo and two aides were offered masks and asked to wear them when they arrived for the Wednesday meeting. She didn't tell him she had breast cancer, but said she had a serious condition.
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