Overview

• Florida’s Department of Health began an administrative rule change on September 3, with officials estimating it will take about 90 days to take effect.
• State officials clarified the immediate rollback applies to certain school-entry vaccines and that requirements for measles, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, mumps and tetanus cannot be lifted without legislative action.
• On CNN, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said his team did “absolutely not” conduct data projections on disease impacts before pursuing the changes and framed the move as a parental-rights issue.
• Major medical organizations and public-health experts criticized the plan, noting Florida’s kindergarten immunization coverage has fallen to about 90 percent and warning of greater outbreak risks.
• President Donald Trump urged caution about ending vaccine requirements, praising long-established vaccines such as polio and signaling unease with Florida’s approach.