State Vaccine Mandate Repeal for Schoolchildren Fuels Debate

State vaccine mandate repeal for schoolchildren fuels debate

Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed

Doctors Clash with Florida Officials Over Plan to Repeal Meningitis and Chickenpox Vaccine Mandates for Schools

Florida health officials are advancing a proposal to eliminate school entry requirements for vaccines protecting against hepatitis B, chickenpox, and meningitis. While mandates for polio and MMR vaccines remain, officials signaled intent to eventually repeal those laws as well. At a contentious workshop, pediatricians warned the move invites fatal outbreaks and endangers herd immunity, while state officials and supporters defended the rollback a…

Doctors: Florida plan to repeal vaccine rules a 'direct threat' to health

Florida’s medical community came out in force on Friday at a Department of Health workshop in Panama City on vaccine requirements in Florida.

Parents, doctors clash as Florida moves to ease long-standing vaccine rules

Florida Health officials acknowledged they have not yet completed an economic or public-health impact analysis, a step experts say is essential before advancing the rule.