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Florida Will End All State Vaccine Requirements, State Surgeon General Says
Florida aims to promote medical freedom by removing vaccine mandates, a move criticized by medical groups warning it may increase risks of serious infectious diseases.
- Florida will eliminate all vaccine mandates, as announced by Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at a medical freedom event.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics warned that ending vaccine mandates puts children's health at risk and undermines public health progress.
- Health experts warn that removing vaccine requirements may lead to outbreaks of diseases like measles and polio, threatening community safety.
- Critics, including Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, condemned Florida's move, emphasizing the safety and importance of vaccines in preventing illnesses.
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Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases
Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, the health department said Sunday. The department responded to a request for details, four days after Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, said the state would become the first to make vaccinations voluntary and let …
Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo want to break up with the state's patronage. Instead of forced vaccinations, the Sunshine State relies on citizens' freedom, self-determination and self-responsibility. The Sunshine State wants to throw the vaccination duties overboard. While in many other US states or in Europe the authorities still believe that they have to demind citizens with coercive measures, Governor Ron DeSantis and…
In order to grant people the right to make their own decisions, Florida may be the first North American state to eliminate all mandatory vaccines for children and adults. The governor...
Florida is the first state to want to abolish all state vaccination regulations, which is too radical even for the US president: "It's very simple: we have vaccines that work and are not controversial at all," says Trump.
“DeSantis ends vaccine mandate for Florida children.” (R.J. Matson, Portland, Maine, via CagleCartoons.com)
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