vaccine mandate /tags/vaccine-mandate vaccine mandate en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:16:06 GMT A vaccine exemption bill will be considered in Florida's special session /health/2026-04-29/a-vaccine-exemption-bill-will-be-considered-in-floridas-special-session Florida's attempt to expand vaccine exemptions for children is back in play after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:16:06 GMT /health/2026-04-29/a-vaccine-exemption-bill-will-be-considered-in-floridas-special-session The News Service of Florida Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates hits a road bump /health/2026-04-02/floridas-vaccine-mandates-hits-a-road-bump Florida aimed to become the first state in the nation to end all vaccine mandates. But lawmakers failed to agree on a path forward. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT /health/2026-04-02/floridas-vaccine-mandates-hits-a-road-bump Kerry Sheridan As flu season continues, vaccination numbers continue to fall /health/2026-01-23/as-flu-season-continues-vaccination-numbers-continue-to-fall After a surge of flu just after Christmas, flu numbers have chilled out. Meanwhile, flu vaccination numbers continue to drop. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:11:46 GMT /health/2026-01-23/as-flu-season-continues-vaccination-numbers-continue-to-fall Joe Mario Pedersen Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren /health/2025-12-12/florida-plows-ahead-with-push-to-roll-back-certain-vaccine-mandates-for-schoolchildren Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state's schoolchildren. That is after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate all school vaccination requirements. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:18:15 GMT /health/2025-12-12/florida-plows-ahead-with-push-to-roll-back-certain-vaccine-mandates-for-schoolchildren Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America FL pediatricians recall childhood suffering before vaccines; Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls /health/2025-11-25/fl-pediatricians-recall-childhood-suffering-before-vaccines-ladapos-plan-to-strike-mandates-stalls Before Hib vaccination, about 20,000 children younger than five developed severe Hib disease each year in the United States, and about 1,000 died. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:14:00 GMT /health/2025-11-25/fl-pediatricians-recall-childhood-suffering-before-vaccines-ladapos-plan-to-strike-mandates-stalls Laura Cassels | Florida Trident Physicians plead with Florida lawmakers to resist ban on vaccine mandates /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 Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates elicits concerns about diagnosing polio /government-politics/2025-10-14/polio-may-be-harder-diagnose-no-vaccine-mandates Health experts worry the policy change could lower vaccination rates and lead to a rise in preventable diseases — like polio, which most U.S. doctors have little experience spotting or treating. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-14/polio-may-be-harder-diagnose-no-vaccine-mandates Meghan Bowman Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia? /health/2025-10-07/can-florida-really-end-vaccine-mandates-what-would-this-mean-for-the-us-and-countries-like-australia Children in the United States are currently required to be vaccinated against a range of infectious diseases, including measles, to attend school and kindergarten. Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis announced recently the state will scrap all vaccine mandates for children attending school, describing them as “slavery”. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT /health/2025-10-07/can-florida-really-end-vaccine-mandates-what-would-this-mean-for-the-us-and-countries-like-australia The Conversation Vaccine mandates: The role of slavery, racism in the history of public health policy /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 Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states /health/2025-09-22/why-floridas-plan-to-end-vaccine-mandates-will-likely-spread-to-other-conservative-states Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan in early September 2025 that he intends to make Florida the first state to end vaccine mandates across all schools. Florida has been a leader for other conservative states on education reform. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT /health/2025-09-22/why-floridas-plan-to-end-vaccine-mandates-will-likely-spread-to-other-conservative-states The Conversation