Joseph Ladapo

The plan would include only chickenpox and a few other diseases unless state lawmakers decide to expand it.

Doctors, medical experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle are pushing back on a plan from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo to end all vaccine requirements in the state.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, along with Gov. Ron DeSantis, made the announcement Wednesday.

The state agency advises people to skip the shot because it doesn’t target the current dominant variant. A USF epidemiologist says it will still be effective.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called for Dr. Joseph Ladapo to resign or be terminated over his refusal to declare a public health emergency over the Broward County outbreak.

Dr. Joseph Ladapo is targeting the use of the mRNA vaccines, contradicting recommendations from federal health agencies.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo are warning against getting the vaccine approved by the federal government this week.

Tampa Bay Times reporter Chris O'Donnell discusses his findings from a report that key data was withheld when Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommended that young men not get the shot.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday continued his long-running criticism of the federal government and major medical organizations about issues such as COVID vaccinations.

UF faculty members challenged the guidance, but a university official says a review is outside the scope of Ladapo’s work with the school.