Developing Story Note: This report covers new developments involving Florida's proposed changes to school and child-care vaccine rules. Information may change as the Florida Department of Health releases additional findings. The newest information comes from a hearing notice the department published in the Florida Administrative Register on September 30, 2026, and was last checked on October 2, 2026.
Florida parents now have a firm date to weigh in before the state decides whether children still need four vaccines to enroll in school or day care. The Florida Department of Health will hold a public hearing on October 8, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary, according to a notice in the Florida Administrative Register. The hearing covers the department's plan to drop entry requirements for the chickenpox (varicella), hepatitis B, pneumococcal conjugate, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines.
