Scott A. Rivkees

Rivkees, M.D. is Professor of Practice at the Brown School of Public Health. He is a pediatrician and the former State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health of Florida.

Recent Articles

Florida's War on Public Health

A measles outbreak in a Florida school reveals the chilling effect of the state's turn against public health.

By Scott A. Rivkees

Tripledemic of Respiratory Diseases

The U.S. will face RSV, flu, and COVID-19 this winter, but we have the tools to beat them

By Scott A. Rivkees

Local Doctors Are Now the Frontline for COVID-19 Response

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve as the virus mutates to more contagious forms. Despite the new wave and continuing federal effort to address COVID-19, the pandemic response is shifting to local levels. We also...

By Scott A. Rivkees

COVID-19 Is Now Preventable, Treatable, and Controllable. What Happens Next Is Up to Us

On April 13, 2020 I spoke at a press conference stating that COVID-19 social mitigation measures would be our “new normal” until we had vaccines. By the end of December 2020, safe and effective COVID-19...

By Scott A. Rivkees

Setting the Record Straight about COVID-19 Vaccines for Children

Common sense and our experience show that prevention is much better than treatment. Gone are the days of children paralyzed from polio. Gone are the days of many children having devastating meningitis. Gone are the...

By Scott A. Rivkees
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