A pediatric nurse practitioner writes to oppose the proposed elimination of vaccine mandates by the Florida surgeon general.

As Florida halts some mandatory childhood vaccines, residents in the state are split -- some fear a drop in herd immunity while others praise the decision as a win for parental choice.

Florida’s announcement that it would scrap public school vaccine mandates next year hit Elizabeth particularly hard. Her 11-year-old daughter suffers from a rare immunodeficiency disorder that ...

Gubernatorial hopeful Paul Renner says he will “lead the nation in health freedom” if elected next year. The former House ...

Florida wants to make vaccines optional for school - but the change won't happen right away. The state health department has the power to make some vaccines optional. For other vaccines, like those ...

Florida is lifting school mandates for some vaccines, including the shot to prevent hepatitis B despite state Department of Health data showing cases have risen sharply over the past two decades.

FILE: A child receives an immunization vaccine. When it comes to the future of childhood immunisations, all eyes are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his ...

Florida will no longer mandate vaccines for children to attend school, a decision the state's surgeon general called a matter of parental rights. The author, a pediatric nurse and parent, argues this ...

Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and maimed millions of children. Many critics of the decision, including doctors, are ...

Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could threaten the foundation of the national childhood immunization schedule.