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If Florida ends school vaccines, a study predicts a wave of measles (opens the original)
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A year ago, Florida's surgeon general said he would spearhead an effort to end all vaccine mandates in schools. A new study predicts that policy, if enacted in the Sunshine State, could unleash a wave of measles nationwide on a level not seen in the last 50 years. Hundreds of pediatric deaths could be anticipated from measles within the next five years across the country, according to the projections published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer-reviewed
You can weigh in on Florida's proposal to make 4 school vaccines optional (opens the original)
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Vaccines to prevent chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B and pneumococcal disease would be optional for children under a rule change proposed by the Florida Department of Health. The state's plan, put forward by Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, is to remove four shots from the list of vaccines needed to enter schools and daycares in the name of "medical freedom." Looking for MORE trusted news? Subscribe to WFSU's Daily News to receive all the day's stories right in your inbox
During a Tampa visit, RFK Jr. urges measles vaccinations (opens the original)
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With measles cases on the rise and a report of the nation's first two deaths linked to the disease this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated his call for people to get vaccinated but also accused Pennsylvania authorities of failing to cooperate with federal agencies on the matter. Looking for MORE trusted news? Subscribe to WFSU's Daily News to receive all the day's stories right in your inbox. Don't miss a beat! On a visit to Tampa on Wednesday to talk abou
Florida seeks to repeal four vaccines from school entry requirements (opens the original)
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Florida wants to remove four immunizations from entry requirements for PreK-12 public and private schools. The Florida Department of Health is proposing a rule to remove hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox), haemophilus influenza Type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance, a move that has been in play for almost a year after Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced his intent to get rid of all vaccine mandates in the state. Looking for MORE trusted news? Subs
Some Florida homeschool parents are being denied state scholarships (opens the original)
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Some Florida parents who homeschool their children and rely on a certain kind of state scholarship are being denied the funding. But it's unclear how many are affected and why, since financial projections released this week appear to show the program has tens of millions more than it did in March. The Personalized Education Program, or PEP, is a Florida-sponsored voucher program that gives out an average of $8,000 a year to reimburse home-schoolers for private lessons, curriculum, supplies and m
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