Support Ending Vaccine Mandates in Florida!

Florida has a unique chance to protect parental rights and eliminate vaccine mandates for children. Your voice is needed to ensure these changes are successfully implemented.

Currently, state law requires certain vaccines for children, but vaccine requirements can also be established through Department of Health rules, which are legally binding. To fully protect families and prevent new mandates, Florida must act both to revise these rules and to amend the statutes that mandate vaccines.

The Florida Department of Health rule currently mandates chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the state’s plan to remove vaccine mandates on September 3rd, 2025. Now it’s up to citizens to support this effort and make it a reality.

TAKE ACTION:

You can support the rule change to remove vaccine mandates by submitting public comments in person or by email.

Attend the Rule 64D-3.046, Florida Administrative Code Workshop on Friday, December 12, 2025. Everyone can participate—parents, healthcare providers, educators, researchers, lawyers, and legislative staff.

Location: Hyatt Place Panama City Beach, The Dunes Conference Room, 15727 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413

Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm CST (doors open 8:00 am CST)

The Department of Health will present a brief overview, followed by public comment.

How to Speak: Submit a card with your name, affiliation, and topic (support for removing vaccine mandates). Speakers will be called in the order cards are submitted.

Time Limit: Prepare a 2-minute statement (approx. 240–320 words).

Tips: Stay respectful, professional, and focused. Avoid conflict with those who may disagree.

If you cannot attend in person, email supportive comments by Friday, December 12 at 12:00 pm CST to: VaccineRule@flhealth.gov. Explain why eliminating vaccine mandates is important for your family and Florida families as a whole.

Thank lawmakers supporting statutory change. Reach out to the elected officials working to remove current vaccine mandates and prevent future ones:

Representative Jeff Holcomb – (850) 717-5053

Senator Clay Yarborough – (850) 487-5004

Governor Ron DeSantis – (850) 717-9337

These leaders face significant pressure from pharmaceutical and medical industry groups. Let them know that Floridians support ending vaccine mandates.

SAMPLE SCRIPT:

“Hello, my name is ____ and I am a Florida resident. I am calling to support the Department of Health rule change to remove vaccine mandates and to thank [Representative Holcomb / Senator Yarborough / Governor DeSantis] for their efforts to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Florida law.

Parents—not the state—should decide what medical interventions their children receive.

Mandates interfere with informed consent and limit families’ freedom. Removing them protects children and empowers parents to make safe, personal health decisions.

Please continue your work to repeal current mandates and prevent future mandates. Thank you for supporting Florida families.”

TALKING POINTS:

Vaccine safety studies have never used fully inert (placebo) controls. Most vaccine trials compare one vaccine against another or use an adjuvant-containing “placebo” rather than a true inert placebo; this design makes it impossible to fully assess the full extent of adverse effects.

Without proper placebo-controlled trials, we cannot assume vaccines are harmless — especially when multiple doses are given to infants.

Many vaccines contain adjuvants, preservatives, or other ingredients that, when administered together or repeatedly, may have synergistic toxic effects — a risk that has never been thoroughly studied.

Long-term safety and toxicity of vaccine ingredients (like aluminum) remain poorly studied.

Aluminum adjuvants — common in many vaccines — have not been rigorously evaluated for pharmacokinetics or long-term effects when injected into the human body.

Experimental research shows aluminum in adjuvant form may contribute to immune disorders, long-term brain inflammation, and neurological problems.

Informed consent and parental choice must be honored — medical decisions should not be imposed by public policy.

With uncertainty around efficacy and safety, especially given lack of rigorous long-term data, families deserve full transparency and the right to choose whether their children receive vaccines.