VALRICO, Fla. — When Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced that he is pushing for an end to all vaccine mandates in the Sunshine State, he received a standing ovation Wednesday in Valrico.

The reality of actually ending vaccine mandates for children in Florida schools, though, is a complicated endeavor that would require the Florida Legislature to change the law.

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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday that he was pushing for the end of all vaccine mandates in the state

While there are a handful of vaccinations currently required by the Florida Department of Health that Ladapo can unilaterally end, others would require a change of state law

He said he and Gov. Ron DeSantis would be working with the Florida Legislature to "get r

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