Florida and other states have required several vaccines for kids attending school for decades. They protect against diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B.

Governor Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo have announced that Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, making it the first in the nation to do so. Vaccines protecting against once-common and sometimes deadly childhood diseases like polio and measles have long been required for children at schools across the U.S.

DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the creation of a state-level “Make America Healthy Again” commission modeled after similar initiatives pushed at the federal level by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Others can always get vaccinated and still be protected

    That is not actually true.

    Vaccination does not confer perfect immunity. You are less likely to contract the disease; you are not perfectly immune.

    The primary benefit of vaccination only comes when a critical percentage of the population is vaccinated. Vaccination reduces the risk of propagating the disease. Even though you may not be immune, you won’t contract the illness because nobody around you is carrying it.