This week, Florida’s surgeon general announced that the state will drop all vaccine requirements, a catastrophic decision that could help usher in epidemics of diseases, like polio, that have been virtually eradicated by vaccines.

Currently, all states, including Florida , require children who attend public school to receive vaccines against measles, rubella, polio, whooping cough, and other diseases.

“People have a right to make their own decisions,” Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, said on Wednesday. Ladapo is a virulent opponent of reproductive rights. Earlier this year, he threatened to file criminal charges against television stations if they ran an ad about abortion rights.

“Who am I, as a government or anyone else, to tell you what you should put in your body

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