/tags/vaccines vaccines en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:16:06 GMT /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 /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 /health/2026-01-07/south-florida-vaccine-guidance-rsv South Florida pediatricians say new federal guidance limiting which children receive certain vaccines could lower immunization rates and increase the risk of disease outbreaks, especially in a region with heavy international travel. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:38:41 GMT /health/2026-01-07/south-florida-vaccine-guidance-rsv Ammy Galeano /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 /health/2025-09-26/biostatistician-explains-the-flaws-of-a-study-claiming-vaccines-cause-chronic-illness At a Senate hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, on the corruption of science, witnesses presented an unpublished study that made a big assertion. I can say definitively that the study by Henry Ford Health researchers has serious design problems that keep it from revealing much about whether vaccines affect children’s long-term health. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:37:00 GMT /health/2025-09-26/biostatistician-explains-the-flaws-of-a-study-claiming-vaccines-cause-chronic-illness Jeffrey Morris | The Conversation /health/2025-09-17/former-florida-surgeon-general-speaks-out-against-plan-to-lift-vaccine-mandates Dr. Scott Rivkees, a pediatrician who served as surgeon general from 2019 to 2021 during the COVID pandemic, says the state is going backward when it comes to childhood vaccines. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:52:22 GMT /health/2025-09-17/former-florida-surgeon-general-speaks-out-against-plan-to-lift-vaccine-mandates Kerry Sheridan /health/2025-09-12/politifact-fl-fact-checking-floridas-surgeon-general-about-the-whooping-cough-vaccine In a Sept. 7 interview on CNN’s "State of the Union," Ladapo told host Jake Tapper that his department didn’t study how ending the vaccine requirements could affect children’s health or future outbreaks. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:35:00 GMT /health/2025-09-12/politifact-fl-fact-checking-floridas-surgeon-general-about-the-whooping-cough-vaccine Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /health/2025-09-12/hepatitis-b-is-rising-in-florida-the-vaccine-against-it-will-soon-be-optional-for-infants The rule changes could take effect by early December, according to the state Department of Health. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:21:00 GMT /health/2025-09-12/hepatitis-b-is-rising-in-florida-the-vaccine-against-it-will-soon-be-optional-for-infants Kerry Sheridan /the-florida-roundup/2025-09-08/will-eliminating-childhood-vaccine-mandates-put-increased-pressure-on-the-health-care-system On "The Florida Roundup," the president of the American College of Physicians said he believes the state not mandating vaccines for children will increase costs for health care. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:09:45 GMT /the-florida-roundup/2025-09-08/will-eliminating-childhood-vaccine-mandates-put-increased-pressure-on-the-health-care-system Meleah Lyden /health/2025-09-04/updated-covid-19-vaccine-info The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccines for anyone age 65 and older and any person 6 months and older who has at least one underlying health condition that increases their risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:30:00 GMT /health/2025-09-04/updated-covid-19-vaccine-info Madison Czopek | PolitiFact