Florida is dismantling school vaccine mandates, a move unprecedented in modern US history. Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo justified the decision based on parental rights, without conducting any data analysis on potential disease outbreaks. This rollback, starting with hepatitis B and chickenpox, necessitates legislative action for others like measles and polio. Experts warn of potential hospital overloads and increased disease transmission, contradicting decades of legal precedent upholding vaccine mandates for public health.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.