Florida’s High-Stakes Public Health Experiment with Vaccines
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Florida’s high-stakes public health experiment with vaccines
The elimination of vaccine requirements in Florida schools announced by the state's surgeon general marks a significant shift in how the state has protected kids against contagious diseases.
The recent decision of the State of Florida, in the United States, to eliminate the compulsory use of childhood vaccines has revived a debate that, in Spain, seemed resolved: that of vaccination as an essential public health tool in the face of growing disinformation and denialist discourses. Although in our country vaccines are not mandatory, their widespread acceptance and high rates of coverage reflect something deeper: an environment of inst…
It will be the first North American state to end all vaccination obligations at the state level, including in schools. Specialists criticise this week's announced proposal.
The state's head of health has qualified mandatory vaccinations as “immoral” intrusions on people's rights.Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate mandatory vaccines, a cornerstone of public health policy to keep schoolchildren and adults safe from infectious diseases.The state's head of health, Joseph Ladapo, announced the decision on Wednesday and called the current vaccination requirements in schools and other places as intrusi..…
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