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In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements (arstechnica.com)

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Florida is planning to end all vaccination requirements in the state, including requirements for school children to get routine childhood vaccinations that protect them and their communities from severe and life-threatening diseases, such as Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, measles, tetanus, RSV, and polio.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not the antivaxxers themselves who will suffer; it's the immuno-compromised and innocent children who will suffer.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

And their local hospital system. If they all lived off in a far away land, absolutely. Go be idiots over there. But nope. They are literally our neighbors. Our nations rot goes much deeper than one state.