Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Lapado and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that they intend to dismantle school vaccine mandates in August.

They say this is an issue of parent's rights.

On Monday night, several parents, doctors and school advocates participated in: “Keeping Kids Safe," a town hall meeting to discuss vaccines and public health in Florida.

"The Florida Department of Health, in partnership with the governor, is going to be working to end all vaccine mandates in Florida law,” Lapado said.

DeSantis and Lapado are leading the charge to make vaccines voluntary for public school students in the state of Florida.

The town hall meeting held at the Beardall Senior Center in Orlando was filled with people seeking information and sharing it. Attendees were concerned about what new

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