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Politics turns up the heat on latest plan to strike vaccines; groups lawyer up

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By Laura Cassels Verified
| WGCU Public Media Verified
TALLAHASSEE – Another clash over vaccine mandates in Florida is coming Thursday, when state health officials will hear from the public about striking four school-age vaccine mandates, including the chickenpox vaccine. More than 3 million students in public and private schools and preschools are in the crossfire between medical professionals, vaccine skeptics, and parents from both sides. The plan to strike the mandates is backed by Gov.
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Cancer advocates join physician groups to defend vaccine mandates

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By Laura Cassels Verified
| franklincounty.news
Advocates for cancer patients and cancer survivors have joined Florida medical associations in objecting to a revived Florida Department of Health plan to strike four longstanding vaccine mandates advocates say are safe and life-saving. The Department of Health wants to eliminate the mandates, not for medical reasons but to advance “medical freedom,” as espoused by the department’s head, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Cancer advocates join physician groups to defend Florida vaccine mandates as deadline nears

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By Laura Cassels Verified
| WGCU Public Media Verified
Advocates for cancer patients and cancer survivors have joined Florida medical associations in objecting to a revived Florida Department of Health plan to strike four longstanding vaccine mandates that the advocates say are safe and life-saving. The Department of Health wants to eliminate the mandates, not for medical reasons but to advance “medical freedom,” as espoused by the department’s head, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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