Ron DeSantis Still Can’t Get Floridians Excited To Bring About A Measles Outbreak Despite Ron DeSantis’s efforts to dismantle vaccine mandates for Florida schoolchildren, a new poll indicates that 80% of Floridians prefer to keep the current requirements. This public sentiment contrasts with legislative attempts, like Senator Clay Yarborough’s Medical Freedom Act, to eliminate these mandates, even as other states experience significant measles outbreaks. House Speaker Daniel Perez also expressed concerns about removing vaccine requirements for diseases like measles and polio.

• Ron DeSantis is attempting to eliminate vaccine mandates for Florida schoolchildren before his term ends.
• An 80% majority of Floridians oppose eliminating public school vaccine mandates, according to a McLaughlin & Associates poll.
• This opposition exists despite a rise in measles cases in Florida and large outbreaks in states like South Carolina and Texas.
• State Senator Clay Yarborough’s ‘Medical Freedom Act’ (SB 1756) to eliminate mandates failed previously and he plans to reintroduce it.
• House Speaker Daniel Perez opposes eliminating vaccine mandates due to concerns about outbreaks of measles, polio, and chickenpox.