Overview

• Florida leaders announced a push to eliminate all childhood vaccination mandates, ending requirements for school and childcare entry if enacted.
• At a Valrico news conference, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo called mandates “wrong” that “reek of contempt and slavery.”
• Governor Ron DeSantis launched the Make America Healthy Again commission to review vaccination policies, treatments and broader public-health rules.
• No timelines or mechanisms were released; DeSantis said some rules might be ended administratively, with the remainder requiring legislative changes.
• Medical and education groups warned of higher outbreak risks, and reporting linked the move to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda and MAGA-oriented messaging.