Florida will roll back all of its vaccine mandates, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday during a press conference with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Ladapo’s Statement
“Every last one is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Ladapo said.
“Who am I, or anyone else, to tell you what you should put in your body? Who am I to tell you what your child should put in their body? I don’t have that right.”
Ladapo, who holds both an MD and Ph.D. from Harvard, was appointed by DeSantis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has since become one of the nation’s most outspoken critics of vaccine mandates and has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology.
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Surgeon General of Florida just announced ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED, and the room erupted.
All. Not just COVID. ALL.
JOSEPH LADAPO: “Every last one is wrong and DRIPS with disdain and slavery! Who am I, or anyone else, to tell YOU what… pic.twitter.com/Kah5LscGTo
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 3, 2025
Current Requirements
Florida currently requires seven childhood