/tags/vaccination vaccination en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:32:00 GMT /health/2026-01-09/flu-cases-spike-in-florida-as-doctors-say-vaccine-can-still-help-prevent-worst-cases People with heart problems, COPD and diabetes are among those at higher risk of complications from the flu. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:32:00 GMT /health/2026-01-09/flu-cases-spike-in-florida-as-doctors-say-vaccine-can-still-help-prevent-worst-cases Kerry Sheridan /government-politics/2025-12-15/doctors-sound-alarm-on-meningitis-cases-at-workshop-on-ending-school-vaccine-mandates There were speakers for and against keeping mandates during public comment. Doctors say one shot that could become optional prevents Hib, a deadly form of meningitis that is already more common. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-15/doctors-sound-alarm-on-meningitis-cases-at-workshop-on-ending-school-vaccine-mandates Kerry Sheridan /health/2025-10-22/physicians-plead-with-florida-lawmakers-to-resist-ban-on-vaccine-mandates A bipartisan group of state lawmakers heard from nearly a dozen doctors on Tuesday who called on them to reject any proposed legislation that would remove vaccine mandates from Florida schools. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:20:00 GMT /health/2025-10-22/physicians-plead-with-florida-lawmakers-to-resist-ban-on-vaccine-mandates Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /health/2025-09-23/vaccine-mandates-the-role-of-slavery-racism-in-the-history-of-public-health-policy Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens. Florida’s surgeon general has stated that “every last one” of these decades-old vaccine requirements “is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health/2025-09-23/vaccine-mandates-the-role-of-slavery-racism-in-the-history-of-public-health-policy The Conversation /health/2024-01-19/desantis-covid-boosters Experts say there is no hard evidence that infection is greater in people who have had boosters. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:30:00 GMT /health/2024-01-19/desantis-covid-boosters Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /podcast/the-florida-roundup/2022-12-29/the-new-year-in-florida-abortion-rights-vaccination-hesitancy-and-parental-rights-in-education On the year's final Florida Roundup, we took a look at some of this year’s most compelling stories and topics from across the state — and discussed where they might head in 2023. Abortion, vaccination, education and more. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 20:31:34 GMT /podcast/the-florida-roundup/2022-12-29/the-new-year-in-florida-abortion-rights-vaccination-hesitancy-and-parental-rights-in-education Natu Tweh /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-27/thousands-of-workers-were-fired-over-vaccine-mandates-for-some-the-fight-goes-on As COVID has become less virulent, the debate over vaccine mandates has faded. But some workers who were fired for refusing the shots are still fighting to be reinstated. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:30:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-27/thousands-of-workers-were-fired-over-vaccine-mandates-for-some-the-fight-goes-on Andrea Hsu /2022-08-01/here-where-miami-dade-students-who-need-school-vaccinations-can-get-their-shots-in-august The Miami-Dade school district has partnered with the University of Miami Health System to offer the vaccinations — including flu shots — for students entering kindergarten and seventh grade. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:38:08 GMT /2022-08-01/here-where-miami-dade-students-who-need-school-vaccinations-can-get-their-shots-in-august Alyssa Ramos /news/2022-05-20/the-cdc-is-urging-a-pfizer-booster-for-children-ages-5-to-11 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice opens a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older. Fri, 20 May 2022 15:15:08 GMT /news/2022-05-20/the-cdc-is-urging-a-pfizer-booster-for-children-ages-5-to-11 The Associated Press /news/2022-05-10/the-number-of-americans-who-say-they-wont-get-a-covid-shot-hasnt-budged-in-a-year Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas. Tue, 10 May 2022 14:07:10 GMT /news/2022-05-10/the-number-of-americans-who-say-they-wont-get-a-covid-shot-hasnt-budged-in-a-year John Burnett