Officials with the Florida Department of Health anticipate new rules to end school-based vaccine requirements to take effect in 90 days, beginning with chickenpox and immunizations for other diseases.

A teen was flown to the hospital after he was shot early Friday in southwest Miami-Dade, according to the sheriff's office. The shooting happened at around 3:45 a.m. in a residential area near ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Florida's plan to eliminate vaccine mandates would make inoculations optional for several million school-age children and college students, a move that disease experts said ...

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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced on Wednesday that he plans to have the state eliminate all vaccine mandates. This decision is shocking for a number of reasons. Over my 40 years of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Although Florida health officials are working to get rid of all vaccination mandates, students still must receive specific immunizations to go to school. At a news conference in Valrico ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — The Treasure Coast is set to open its first new hospital in more than a decade. The Florida Coast Medical Center is preparing to open its doors on Tuesday, September 9th ...

A woman in Florida was warned she could lose her leg or even die after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria following a local beach swim Genevieve Gallagher, 49, contracted Vibrio vulnificus after ...

The father of Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard offered grisly details about the shooting that left his son wounded following the team’s upset win over Alabama. The freshman football player was ...

NOW. FIRST TONIGHT PLANS TO END VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA. IT’S AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM FLORIDA’S SURGEON GENERAL THAT HAS MANY PEOPLE BUZZING TONIGHT. I’M SUMMER KNOWLES AND I’M MICHELLE IMPERATO.

Florida officials announced plans to end all state vaccine requirements, including those for school attendance. The move has been strongly opposed by major medical groups, who warn of increased risks ...