Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia?

<https://theconversation.com/can-florida-really-end-vaccine-mandates-what-would-this-mean-for-the-us-and-countries-like-australia-264583>

"When it comes to the future of childhood immunisations, all eyes are on Robert
F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his audacious
attempt to discredit vaccinations with misinformation and dodgy “science”.

But state governments have their own weapons to destroy vaccine uptake in line
with the MAHA (make America healthy again) agenda. Children in the United
States are currently required to be vaccinated against a range of infectious
diseases, including measles, to attend school and kindergarten. This week,
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis announced the state will scrap all vaccine
mandates for children attending school, describing them as “slavery”.

With strong support from the Surgeon General of Florida to abolish vaccine
mandates, and with the Florida State Senate and House of Representatives both
controlled by Republicans, the measure is likely to proceed."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics