Overview

• State officials say mandates for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib, and pneumococcal vaccines are being removed through rulemaking expected to take effect in about 90 days.
• Vaccines required by statute, including measles, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, mumps, and tetanus, remain in place unless the Legislature votes to repeal them.
• On CNN, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said his department conducted no projections on disease spread before the announcement, framing the change as a parental-rights issue.
• President Donald Trump urged caution and praised long-standing vaccines such as polio, signaling distance from Florida’s plan.
• Major medical groups and public-health experts warn the rollback could fuel outbreaks as Florida’s kindergarten immunization coverage sits near 90 percent.