WESH 2 Investigates is collaborating with NBC News for an in-depth look at the vaccine divide as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo lead the charge to end all vaccination mandates, including for public school students.

“Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Ladapo said last Wednesday during the announcement that made national headlines. Latest Forecast

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NBC News Health and Medical Unit, in partnership with researchers at Stanford University, spent the past six months gathering extensive data on vaccination and exemption rates in all 50 states.

Since 2019, 77% of counties and jurisdictions nationwide have seen a decline in their vaccination rates for kindergarten students.

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