In his return to Last Week Tonight , John Oliver breezed through recent headlines (hello, Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement) to rip into Florida’s ban of vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and delved into his overarching segment on POTUS Donald Trump ‘s ongoing war on higher education.

In response to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo claiming vaccine mandates were akin to “slavery,” Oliver quipped, “I am not a doctor, I just think about one before I go to sleep,” flashing a poster of Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby on The Pitt on screen, “but even I know there are certain things you’re allowed to tell people to put in their kids’ bodies: water, for instance; nutrients; one piece of dog food just to end the discussion and, also, life-saving vaccines.”

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