Florida to 'End All Vaccine Mandates,' State's Surgeon General Announces | 3 Sept 2025 | Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced today plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates in the state, including for children to attend school. "The Florida Department of Health, in partnership with the governor, is going to be working to end all vaccine mandates in Florida," Ladapo said at a press conference in Tampa, hosted by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida would be the first state to completely drop all mandated vaccinations. Ladapo said every immunization requirement "is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery." "Who am I as a government? Or anyone else? Or who am I as a man standing here now to tell you what you should put in your body?" he asked. Ladapo said some vaccines are mandated by the Florida Department of Health, but those requirements "are going to be gone." "We are going to work with the governor and lawmakers to get rid of the rest," he added.