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Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools
Reuters.com ^ | September 3, 202512:33 PM CDT | Michele Gershberg and James Oliphant

Posted on 09/03/2025 10:47:25 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

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Sept 3 (Reuters) - Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, the state's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced on Wednesday, likening the mandates to "slavery."

"Every last one of the them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Ladapo said at a press conference in Tampa. "Who am I as a government or anyone else, or who am I as a man standing here now to tell you what to do with your body?"

Ladapo made the announcement backed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican who made opposing COVID-19 mandates and precautions a central tenet of his first term in office.

All U.S. states have vaccine requirements to attend public schools with exceptions varying by state.

Vaccination rates for several diseases, including measles, diphtheria and polio, decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the year before, according to federal data.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new figures in July in the midst of a growing measles outbreak, with confirmed cases that month reaching the highest level since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.

Dr. Susan Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, defended school vaccine mandates, noting the risks presented by close contact in schools.

"When everyone in a school is vaccinated, it’s harder for diseases to spread, and easier for everyone to keep the fun and learning going. When children are sick and miss school, parents also miss work, which not only impacts those families, but also the local..."

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Joe Biden allowed people to cross into the country with ZERO requirement for vaccination.


21 posted on 09/03/2025 11:52:58 AM PDT by LuxAerterna
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To: spacejunkie2001

I was being kind when I said I am glad you turned out OK.

You are one of those posters that if I say, Black—you immediately turn around and say, “You must support White.” When that isn’t what I said at all.

Your making assumptions must make you popular at parties. (Not.) They are the types of things I see on Reddit.

I never said vaccines were the end of anything. I even said I didn’t care what others do. I was merely saying that people will be angry when their kids get these third world diseases. But…they aren’t my kids. I hope they are not yours. Other than that, do whatever you want.


22 posted on 09/03/2025 12:28:37 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Dr. Susan Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, defended school vaccine mandates...”

A real credible source. It’s about time parents and doctors got together and talked it through rather than being coerced by corrupt government agencies.


23 posted on 09/03/2025 2:27:37 PM PDT by Ford4000
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Taking out tonsils was all the rage when I was a kid in the 60s.

A profitable fad for doctors. Their medical journals must have supported the practice.

Always follow the money, especially in medicine.


24 posted on 09/03/2025 3:21:54 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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