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DeSantis moves to end Florida's childhood vaccination mandates. Doctors brace for impact
Florida ends mandates for vaccines against hepatitis B, chickenpox, and meningitis amid concerns low rates may increase disease outbreaks, with only 89% of kindergartners fully vaccinated.
- Last month, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to end all school-age vaccination mandates, targeting decades-old requirements tied to school attendance.
- Amid a post-COVID backlash and partisan shifts, Joseph Ladapo, Florida Surgeon General, used his rule-making power and influence from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to weaken vaccination mandates.
- Data-first: Statewide vaccination rates hover around 89% for kindergartners in Florida, below the 95% needed to prevent measles spread, and Stanford epidemiologist Mathew Kiang warns cases could reach 450,000 yearly if rates drop 10%.
- Starting in early December, school vaccinations for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Haemophilus influenzae type b , and pneumococcal conjugate virus will end, prompting clinician warnings about hepatitis B's return and risks to Florida tourism industry, which drew 143 million visitors last year.
- Doctors told lawmakers on Tuesday that surveys show 62% and 60% of registered Florida voters oppose vaccine mandate elimination, with Jennifer Takagishi warning, 'This is really going to be a watershed moment for families.
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Physicians Ask Florida Lawmakers Not to Ban Vaccine Mandates
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix TAMPA — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers heard from nearly a dozen doctors on Tuesday who called on them to reject any proposed legislation that would remove vaccine mandates from Florida schools. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last month in Hillsborough County that they intend to drop all required vaccine mandates for children, including those required for school at…
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