Florida Plan to Drop Hepatitis B, Chickenpox, Hib, and Pneumococcal School Vaccine Rules Draws Doctors' Warnings

Florida Plan to Drop Hepatitis B, Chickenpox, Hib, and Pneumococcal School Vaccine Rules Draws Doctors' Warnings

Florida may drop four vaccine requirements for schools and child care. See what hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib, and pneumococcal shots prevent and what comes next.

Health professionals urge Florida to reconsider repealing vaccine requirements for school children

The Florida Department of Health heard hours of public comment from parents’ rights advocates and health care professionals on Thursday about the agency’s move to repeal four vaccines required to enroll in state schools. The hearing, held Thursday morning in Lake Mary, saw activists praise DOH for the proposal, while doctors and other health care […]