5 September 2025
The US southeastern state of Florida plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including school requirements.
State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who announced the decision at an event on Wednesday, called the current vaccine requirements “immoral.”
“Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” said Ladapo.
He added that “people have a right to make their own decisions, informed decisions. Who am I, as a government or anyone else, to tell you what you should put in your body?”
Ladapo didn’t provide a specific timeline for the changes but mentioned that the state Health Department has the authority to scrap certain vaccine mandates on its own, while others would need approval from the Florida Legislature.
He didn’t name any specific vaccines but emphasized repeatedly that the goal is to eliminate “all of them. Every last one of them.”
Source: DW
