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CNN host Jake Tapper sparred with Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on "State of the Union" Sunday over his push to end all school vaccine mandates in his state.

At a news conference Wednesday, Ladapo outlined his plan to end "every last one" of the vaccine mandates for Florida schoolchildren, including those for polio and measles.

Tapper asked Ladapo whether he had any projection of how many new cases of these diseases Florida could expect without the mandates. Ladapo answered that he did not make any projection, arguing that his decision was "very clearly" about parents’ rights. Tapper grew skeptical at the response.

"You’re trying to lift the vaccine mandate in Florida, and your department, and you did not even

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