Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : " Florida's move, a significant departure from decades of public policy and research that has shown vaccines to be safe and the most effective way to stop the spread of communicable diseases, especially among schoolchildren, is a notable embrace of the Trump administration's agenda led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist.
52% : JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Nation & World US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice MIKE STOBBE Associated Press Government-politics RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
51% : In Florida, vaccine mandates for child day care facilities and public schools include shots for measles, chickenpox, hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, polio and other diseases, according to the state Health Department's website.
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47% : "I don't think there's another state that's done as much as Florida.
43% : Partners Washington, Oregon and California governors form alliance in rebuke of Trump administration By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press Vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives globally over the past 50 years, the World Health Organization reported in 2024.

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