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Florida Moves to Eliminate School Vaccine Mandates Amid Outbreaks

12/13/2025

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Florida officials are advancing a proposal to eliminate school vaccine mandates, following Governor Ron DeSantis's push to be the first state to do so.
The plan would remove the pneumococcal vaccine requirement for childcare centers.
Critics warn this could spark a resurgence of preventable diseases amid a South Carolina measles outbreak.
Supporters, including some parents, advocate for parental rights and medical freedom, while the Surgeon General has called mandates immoral.

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Florida officials are advancing a proposal to eliminate school vaccine mandates, following Governor Ron DeSantis's push to be the first state to do so.
The plan would remove the pneumococcal vaccine requirement for childcare centers.
Critics warn this could spark a resurgence of preventable diseases amid a South Carolina measles outbreak.
Supporters, including some parents, advocate for parental rights and medical freedom, while the Surgeon General has called mandates immoral.