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Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates Amid Health Concerns

9/23/2025

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Florida plans to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren; Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls current requirements "wrong" and "dripping with disdain and slavery."
Health experts criticize the move, warning it jeopardizes public health.
Massachusetts becomes the first state to require insurers cover state-recommended vaccines; Pennsylvania allows pharmacists to administer Covid vaccines not federally recommended.

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Florida plans to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren; Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls current requirements "wrong" and "dripping with disdain and slavery."
Health experts criticize the move, warning it jeopardizes public health.
Massachusetts becomes the first state to require insurers cover state-recommended vaccines; Pennsylvania allows pharmacists to administer Covid vaccines not federally recommended.