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Florida's governor and surgeon general announced plans to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including for schools.

The announcement comes as Florida has seen recent increases in whooping cough and measles cases.

The move coincides with a national overhaul of health agencies led by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General have announced plans to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including immunization requirements for schools, the first state to do so.

“Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” said Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida's surgeon general, at a Sept. 3 press conference in Valrico, Hillsborough County.

“Who am I to tell you what your child should put in th

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