The surgeon general of Florida declared to thunderous applause and cheers that all vaccine mandates — including those for school-aged children — in the Sunshine State will be ended.

At a news conference on Wednesday, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo joined Governor Ron DeSantis as he unveiled plans to establish the Florida Make America Healthy Again Commission. 

“The Florida Department of Health, in partnership with the governor, is going to be working to end all vaccine mandates in Florida law,” said Ladapo. “All of them!”

“Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery!” said Ladapo. 

“Who am I, or the government, or anyone else, to tell you what you should put in your body? Who am I to tell you what your child should put in their body?” he asked.” 

“I don’t have that right!” he exclaimed. “Your body is a gift from God. What you put into your body is because of your relationship with your body and your God.”

“I don’t have the right!” he proclaimed. “Government does not have that right!”

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Surgeon General of Florida just announced ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED, and the room erupted.

All. Not just COVID. ALL.

JOSEPH LADAPO: “Every last one is wrong and DRIPS with disdain and slavery! Who am I, or anyone else, to tell YOU what… pic.twitter.com/Kah5LscGTo

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 3, 2025

“The Florida MAHA Commission … will recommend state-level integration of Make America Healthy principles,” including, “individual medical freedom, informed consent, parent rights, and market innovation,” explained Gov. DeSantis.

The newly formed MAHA working group will focus on “promoting clean, safe, and nutritious food, improving transparency and accountability in healthcare, [addressing] the causes of chronic diseases, and restoring trust in the medical profession and public health,” said the governor.

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