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Normale Ansicht

In Florida’s Panhandle, a Hearing on School Vaccine Mandates Gets Heated

The hearing was the first concrete step toward repealing some of the state’s vaccine requirements. Rolling back others would require legislative action.

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Larry Downs Jr. speaks against childhood vaccine mandates at a public hearing held by Florida’s Department of Health on Friday in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Bird Flu Is Suspected After Vulture Carcasses Sat Rotting Outside Ohio School

10. Dezember 2025 um 16:08
The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low.

State Court Rules School Vaccine Law Can’t Bar Religious Exemptions

26. November 2025 um 17:38
The decision was handed down by a judge in West Virginia, which has one of the country’s strictest school vaccination laws and one of the highest vaccination rates.

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Requests for vaccine exemptions involving children have increased in the United States in recent years.
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