(Reuters) -Florida’s top leaders have pledged to cancel all of its vaccine mandates, including those that require children to get shots against diseases such as polio and measles to attend public schools. Currently, refusal to comply with the mandates can lead to restricted entry to public schools or denied services.

All 50 states and Washington, D.C., currently require certain vaccines for students to attend school.*

Many states align their vaccine requirements with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.*

U.S. versus the world

Globally, vaccine mandates vary widely in scope and enforcement. Over 100 countries have some form of national vaccine mandate.**

As of 2024, 13 European countries had at least one man

See Full Page