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Florida becomes first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
- On September 3, 2025, Florida's governor and the state's surgeon general jointly announced in Valrico that the state will eliminate all vaccine requirements in schools.
- This decision follows declining vaccination rates reaching a 20-year low and recent outbreaks of measles and pertussis raising public health concerns.
- Ladapo criticized public health officials, comparing vaccine mandates to slavery and said individuals should have the right to choose what they put in their bodies.
- In 2023-24, 88.1% of Florida kindergarteners were vaccinated against measles, while pertussis cases rose from 85 to 715 in 2024, an eight-fold increase.
- Florida will be the first state to abolish vaccine mandates in schools, signaling potential impacts on immunization coverage and public health outcomes.
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'Recipe for disaster’: Health experts terrified Florida just unleashed a wave of disease
In a decision that has terrified medical professionals, Florida's surgeon general announced Wednesday that he would seek to end all childhood vaccine requirements in the state, which he compared to "slavery."Currently, Florida requires children to be immunized against deadly diseases like measles, m...
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo Announces End to ALL Vaccine Mandates in the Sunshine State › American Greatness
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday that all vaccine mandates in the Sunshine State will be rescinded, saying the state has no business […] Source
Florida Surgeon General Says State to End All Vaccine Mandates
by Natalia Mittelstadt Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the state will end all vaccine mandates. “All of them. All of them,” Ladapo said during a press conference, NBC News reported. “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” He said the Florida Department of Health will work with GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on the matter. Ladapo also said forcing vaccine mandates is “wrong” and “immoral.” “Who am …
'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.
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