Florida’s most recent former Governor is again breaking with his successor over a call to repeal all vaccine mandates, painting it as unnecessary given Florida law effectively allows parents latitude.

“We didn’t need to make any change. Parents already had the right to make changes if they wanted to,” said Sen. Rick Scott . “So I don’t know why they made the change they did.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joe Ladapo made the argument last week that Florida didn’t need vaccine mandates, with DeSantis describing Monday how the state’s chief doctor swayed him.

““But when he told me, he’s like, look, I want to say that I don’t believe in any of these. Do you mind? I was like, you know, say what you believe, man. You know, go ahead and do it,” DeSantis said Monday

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