Florida Officially Ends All 'Vaccine' Mandates

Florida is officially outlawing the use of “vaccine” mandates across the state, becoming the first in the nation to do so.

Joined by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday that the state will move to end all “vaccine” mandates, including requirements for schoolchildren.

“The Florida Department of Health, in partnership with the government, is working to end all vaccine mandates in Florida law — all of them,” Ladapo told a cheering crowd.

“Every last one of them.”

The state’s top health official argued that government has no authority to dictate what parents or individuals put into their bodies.

“Every last [mandate] 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,” he noted.

“Government does not have that right.”

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🚨 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

If carried through, Florida would become the first state in the nation to completely eliminate school “vaccine” mandates, a policy shift with seismic implications.

Every other state currently requires certain “vaccines” for children to attend school, and many blue states have increasingly rolled back religious exemptions.

DeSantis, who has made medical freedom a defining part of his governorship, has already banned mask mandates, “vaccine” mandates, and added conscience protections for healthcare providers through legislation signed in 2023.

Standing alongside Ladapo, he signaled that Florida is ready to go further.

State lawmakers will still need to vote on how to dismantle vaccine requirements codified in law, but Ladapo said the Department of Health is prepared to work with the legislature.

The Biden-era push for Covid “vaccine” mandates has collapsed under President Donald Trump’s second term, and federal regulators have since shifted course.

Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA Commissioner, noted that the agency’s decision to end the “emergency use authorization” for Covid shots has effectively eliminated the legal basis for federal mandates.

“We saw the heavy-handed government with the vaccine mandates with the Covid ‘vaccine’,” Makary said.

“No longer is that possible given the landscape that we’ve created.”

For Florida, the push to eliminate all “vaccine” mandates marks another chapter in DeSantis’s fight against government overreach.

The move is expected to ignite fierce national debate.

Advocates say it’s a long-overdue protection of parental rights and bodily autonomy.

Critics argue it could unravel decades of public health policy.

But for Ladapo, the principle is simple: “Your body is a gift from God,” he said.

“What you put into your body is between you, your body, and your God — not the government.”