Florida Plan to Drop School Vaccine Mandates Won’t Take Effect for 90 Days

Florida’s health department announced that its plan to scale back school vaccine mandates will not take effect for about 90 days and, for now, applies only to a limited set of vaccines such as hepatitis B and chickenpox. Vaccines for measles, polio, and other highly transmissible diseases remain required unless changed by legislation.

Public health experts warn that reducing vaccine requirements could lower immunization rates and increase risks of outbreaks at a time when measles cases are already at their highest in decades and whooping cough is surging nationwide. Pediatric leaders caution that voluntary vaccination puts students and school staff at risk. Read the full article from The Guardian here.