Florida Republicans have pushed hard to drop some vaccine requirements for children. But after many months, their efforts stalled out. Could this week's special legislative session get the job done?

Florida failed at loosening vaccine mandates. A doctor explains the public health consequences of such an action had it come to fruition.

As the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to remove school vaccine mandates, deep concern is spreading among doctors, parents and public health workers for ...

Florida wants to make vaccines optional for school — but the change won’t happen right away. The state health department has the power to make some vaccines optional. For other vaccines, like those ...

In the past eight months, measles cases in Florida have outstripped the combined total of the previous 16 years.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The future of vaccine requirements for school-aged children took center stage Friday as the Florida Department of Health held a public workshop on potential changes to ...

COVID-19 updated boosters are now easier to get in Florida. As of Tuesday, Publix and Walgreens pharmacies in Florida will begin administering the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccines to eligible patients ...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in Destin on May 11, 2023. Credit: Screenshot via DeSantis Facebook Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in Destin on May 11, 2023. The push by Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Florida is among several states where access to COVID-19 vaccines has been restricted, following new criteria released last month by the Food and Drug Administration. ©Rebecca Blackwell Florida ...