Politico
By Gary Fineout
09/03/2025 01:11 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state, which vocally resisted mandates during the Covid-19 pandemic, now may scrap all vaccine and immunization requirements — most notably including those for students.
State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, long a vaccine skeptic, announced that Florida would make the push during an event with the governor designed to show the state aligning itself with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement championed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.