First State to Eliminate School Vaccination Mandates

Florida governor and surgeon general announce vaccine requirement removal in schools.
Vaccination rates for kindergarteners dropped to 88.1% in 2023-24.
Pertussis cases surged from 85 to 715 in 2024.
Ladapo criticized mandates, comparing them to slavery.
Measles and pertussis outbreaks raised public health concerns.
Florida will be first state to abolish school vaccine mandates.

Policy | Public Health | Vaccination

United States

Ladapo

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