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Dr. Carroll is the president and chief executive of AcademyHealth, a nonpartisan group that advances evidence-based health policy. Americans are frustrated with health care, and rightly so. It’s ...

In an unprecedented move since all 50 states adopted mandates in 1980, Florida officials have announced plans to repeal vaccine requirements for children attending public schools. The announcement was ...

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 ...

For years, Florida has required students to get vaccinated against measles, polio and other highly contagious diseases to attend school. But Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo ...

The U.S. is experiencing an outbreak of measles and is on track to have the most whooping cough cases since 1948. These vaccines Medicare covers for free can keep you safe. This list of free vaccines ...

New York's fall vaccine season kicked off amid widespread uncertainty surrounding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Food and Drug Administration issuing new access restrictions on updated COVID vaccines. That ...

Recent changes have restricted COVID-19 vaccine approval to high-risk groups and those over 65. Tennessee is one of the states where pharmacists can still administer vaccines without a federal ...

Florida is set to push for an end to all state vaccine mandates, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced at a news conference Wednesday. For decades, the state has required numerous vaccines for ...

Florida is planning to end all vaccination requirements in the state, including requirements for school children to get routine childhood vaccinations that protect them and their communities from ...