US EditionTrump expresses reservations over Florida eliminating vaccine mandates: ‘We have to be very careful’
Trump supports effective vaccines but urges caution as Florida plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a move criticized by public health advocates for risking increased disease transmission.
- On September 4, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates statewide, including for schoolchildren.
- This decision follows Florida's existing long-standing requirements for vaccines like polio, measles, and pertussis, though repealing some mandates requires legislative action.
- The announcement sparked criticism from public health advocates amid national concerns over declining childhood vaccination rates and the key role of mandates in disease control.
- On September 5, President Donald Trump called some vaccines "amazing" and said "we have to be very careful" regarding the removal of mandates in Florida.
- These developments suggest a contentious debate between supporters and opponents of vaccine mandates as Florida moves toward broad policy changes.
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President Donald Trump distanced himself from Florida’s plans to become the first state to end all vaccine mandates — including for schoolchildren — advising caution on the issue and pointing to the many successful vaccinations available. “I think we have to be very careful,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. “Look, you have some vaccines that are so amazing. The polio ...
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President Donald Trump showed support for vaccines on Friday, following Florida’s move to eliminate vaccine mandates in schools and shake-ups at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During an Oval Office signing on Friday, Trump was asked about Florida’s efforts to become the first state in the country without school vaccine mandates. “I think we have to be very careful. You have some vaccines that are so amazing,” Trump said, citin…
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