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Joseph Ladapo’s crusade against vaccine “’slavery’ and his call for God’s intervention has Florida Republicans doing the unthinkable

Florida Republicans advanced a bill this week aimed at weakening existing child vaccine protections, but the move highlighted a significant retreat from the radical anti-mandate demands made by state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo last year. The proposed new law, which seeks to expand exemptions for parents who don’t want their…

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Florida Republicans advance bill to weaken vaccine protections for children

But effort fell short of state surgeon general’s promise to end Florida’s immunization mandates altogether

The Guardian - US

Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school.

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Florida vaccine mandate rollback falters after Trump criticism

Surgeon general Joseph Ladapo retreats on his plans after the US president says: ‘You have vaccines that work’

The Guardian - US

Can you still get vaccinated in America this Covid and flu season? Maybe

IN FOCUS: State officials had cautioned for months that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was dismantling U.S. vaccine infrastructure, writes James Liddell. While some are scrambling to preserve access, others are rolling it back

The Independent UK

Guided by angels, pursued by chemtrails: the weird world of Florida health chief’s influential wife

Brianna Ladapo, the wife of Florida surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo, claims her husband won’t work with anyone she hasn’t vetted

The Guardian - US

‘The lunatics are running the asylum’: Florida Surgeon General grilled over ‘insane’ vaccine plan

Floridians! Get a good look at the moron who may kill YOUR kid.

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Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases

Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandates

The Independent UK

Florida surgeon general says he didn’t study whether ending vaccine mandate would increase diseases

Joseph Ladapo has compared vaccinations to government-imposed ‘slavery’

The Independent UK

Florida surgeon general Ladapo's vaccine mandates opposition goes against medical mainstream

Dr_ Joseph Ladapo, a Nigerian-born physician with impeccable U_S_ medical credentials, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and chickenpox amounts to government-imposed “slavery.”

The Independent UK

‘People are going to die in mass numbers’: Democrat warns of mass death if there’s another COVID as RFK Jr. can’t say if vaccines work

We're about as ready for the next pandemic as a chocolate teapot, apparently.

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RFK Jr’s anti-science agenda will be catastrophic for the United States

The CDC – the federal agency in charge of protecting the health of Americans – is in shambles. And that is all thanks to one man

The Guardian - US

Florida's vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health

Florida is set to become the first state in the nation to remove vaccine mandates

The Independent UK

West Coast states join together to lead vaccine defense as red Florida ends mandate and DC skepticism grows

The states formed the alliance in response to ‘President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists’

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Florida surgeon general thinks vaccines make you a slave, so now school kids have to suffer

Donald Trump's 'Great America' everyone.

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Florida plans to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in state first

State Surgeon General Joseph Lapado said all vaccine mandates would be appealed as he likened them to "slavery."

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Florida Chooses 'Medical Freedom' As State Plans To End Vaccine Mandates, Even For Schools: Experts Warn Of 'Major Disaster' (CORRECTED)

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct year-to-date performance of Moderna stock.

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The Independent UK

Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say

Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Florida to abolish all vaccine mandates in MAHA push

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The Guardian - US

Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’

Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed

The Independent UK

DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools

Florida surgeon general equates vaccine mandates to ‘slavery’ while announcing new policy push

The Guardian - US

How worried should we be about RFK Jr as health secretary? Ask Florida

Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has given free rein to his own unorthodox views on vaccines and public health

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Florida Gov. Desantis Advocates For Dr. Ladapo As HHS Secretary

Florida Governor DeSantis endorses Dr. Ladapo for potential HHS Secretary in Trump administration, emphasizing health freedom and skepticism towards COVID-...

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A look at those who could be on Trump’s health team short list - Roll Call

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to involve anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his next administration in some capacity, but whoever else he picks to run the major health agencies will have a major impact on the GOP health agenda of the next four years. Top…

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