GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Florida is moving to allow parents to opt out of four childhood vaccine requirements through a Department of Health rule change over the next 80 days, while seven other vaccines can only be removed through action by the state Legislature.

Florida is preparing to scrap several childhood vaccine requirements, a move critics say could endanger children and the broader community. State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, speaking alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis, said the Florida Department of Health would work to eliminate all vaccine mandates, emphasizing parental choice.

“Vaccines in your body, God bless you, and I hope you make an informed decision,” Ladapo said. “And that’s how it should be. That is a moral, ethical universe, not this nonsense where people who don’t

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