Becker's Healthcare October 9, 2025
By early December, Florida’s health department could revoke several vaccine requirements for school children.
The state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, said Sept. 3 the Florida Department of Health plans to scrap all vaccine mandates. The department said mandates on school vaccines for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib influenza and pneumococcal diseases may be lifted within 90 days.
If Florida’s vaccine rate falls as a result, severe illnesses and deaths from preventable diseases will likely increase, said Jennifer Takagishi, MD, vice president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and division chief of general academic pediatrics at USF Health in Tampa.
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