Some GOP members of the Senate Appropriations Committee argued that the proposal would put vulnerable children at risk and bring back previously eradicated diseases.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mya Roman, 14, receives her second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida on ...

Over the objections of pediatricians and infectious-disease specialists, Florida health officials took initial steps Friday to do away with certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. Physicians and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby receives a standard immunization at Doctor Gary M. Kramer, MD, PA's Pediatric office on September 12, 2025, in Coral Gables ...

Florida’s medical community came out in force at a Department of Health workshop in the state's Panhandle, speaking out against the agency’s move to repeal vaccine requirements for children in public ...

The state Department of Health heard public feedback on a proposed change to vaccine requirements. Romy Ellenbogen is a Tallahassee correspondent, covering state government with a focus on criminal ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates. For decades, Florida statutes have required more than 10 different vaccinations for entry ...

The heated debate over Florida’s plan to revoke some school vaccine mandates was on full display Friday when state officials held a meeting for the public to weigh in on the proposed changes. The ...