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Trump Criticizes Florida's Controversial Vaccine Mandate Repeal

9/6/2025

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President Trump expressed concern over Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, calling it a "very tough position."
He highlighted the importance of vaccines like polio and COVID-19 for public health protection.
Florida's Governor DeSantis and Surgeon General Ladapo announced the repeal, with Ladapo controversially likening mandates to slavery.
This decision follows a drop in child vaccination rates and the federal government’s removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the recommended list.
Trump's former Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has faced backlash for his anti-vaccine views.

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President Trump expressed concern over Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, calling it a "very tough position."
He highlighted the importance of vaccines like polio and COVID-19 for public health protection.
Florida's Governor DeSantis and Surgeon General Ladapo announced the repeal, with Ladapo controversially likening mandates to slavery.
This decision follows a drop in child vaccination rates and the federal government’s removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the recommended list.
Trump's former Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has faced backlash for his anti-vaccine views.