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Florida Surgeon General Compares Vaccine Mandates to Slavery
9/9/2025
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- Florida's Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, plans to end school vaccine mandates, comparing them to slavery.
- Public health experts criticized his remarks as false and inflammatory.
- Florida allows vaccination exemptions, unlike the lack of options for enslaved individuals.
- Vaccination rates for kindergarteners dropped to 89% from 94% since 2017.
- CDC guidance on COVID-19 vaccines remains unclear, impacting access and insurance coverage.
