Tell FL Surgeon General: Keep Kids Safe. Keep Vaccines.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo just ended childhood vaccine requirements for schools and daycare — putting kids and entire communities at risk. It’s a ticking public health time bomb.

For decades, vaccines against measles, polio, and whooping cough have stopped deadly outbreaks before they spread. But now, without school mandates, Florida could see the return of diseases we thought were gone — and the danger won’t stay within state lines. 

Former Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees called this rollback “a sad day” and warned that it was a terrible decision for public health. He’s right — because what starts in Florida could quickly spread across the country.

Tell Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo: “Don’t sentence Florida kids, families, and the entire nation to a public health crisis. Restore vaccine requirements for school-age kids now.”

Ending vaccine protections threatens newborns too young for their shots. It endangers grandparents with weakened immune systems. It puts families battling cancer or chronic illness in harm’s way. And it risks outbreaks that overwhelm hospitals, strain health systems, and jump state borders through travel. This decision doesn’t just fail kids — it fails everyone.

The surgeon general has the power to reverse course before disaster strikes. Every day without action increases the chance of outbreaks that could sweep through classrooms, neighborhoods, and across the nation.

We’ve seen the cost of ignoring science: communities suffer, families grieve, and preventable disease spreads unchecked. Florida’s leaders are gambling with the nation’s health — and we cannot let them.

Sign the petition demanding Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo immediately reinstate childhood vaccine mandates. Protecting kids means protecting all of us. Florida’s decision endangers the whole country — and the time to act is right now.

The petition to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo reads: “Don’t sentence Florida kids, families, and the entire nation to a public health crisis. Restore vaccine requirements for school-age kids now.”