Florida moves to end certain school vaccination requirements
Summary
Florida's Department of Health has proposed a new rule to remove some vaccine requirements for children before they can enroll in public and private schools or daycare. The change would mean kids can attend without getting vaccines for hepatitis B, chicken pox, Hib, and a few others.Key Facts
- Florida wants to reduce the list of vaccines required for school and daycare enrollment.
- The vaccines being considered for removal include hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
- This change would apply to both public and private school students.
- Children could attend school or daycare without these vaccines if the rule goes into effect.
- The proposal comes from Florida’s Department of Health.
- The goal is to change the current requirement of four vaccines before enrollment.
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