Florida's Vaccine Mandate Removal: What It Means for Public Health

Florida's vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health

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Florida's vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health

Florida is set to become the first state in the nation to remove vaccine mandates

'Reckless and dangerous': Florida to eliminate childhood vaccine mandates in schools

Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and adults safe from infectious diseases.

Florida plans to end vaccine mandates statewide, including for schoolchildren

(CNN) — Florida will move to end all vaccine mandates in the state, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday. The move would make Florida the first state to end a longstanding – and constitutionally upheld – practice of requiring certain vaccines for school students. The state health department will immediately move to end all non-statutory mandates in the state, Ladapo said at a news conference. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, w…

Ron DeSantis Wants to Let Polio, Measles Spread in Florida Schools

Donald Trump’s least convincing impersonator, Ron DeSantis, is bringing the president’s attacks on science and the health and safety of children to the Sunshine State.  DeSantis’ handpicked state surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, announced Wednesday the state will move to eliminate all vaccine requirements for children to attend public schools. That means Florida children will no longer need to get vaccinated against measles, polio, mumps, o…

Florida to end all vaccine mandates, including for schools, first state in the U.S. to do so

The move would make Florida the first U.S. state to withdraw from mandates credited with boosting vaccination rates and preventing infectious disease outbreaks.