immunization

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots.

The share of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 3.3%, up from 3% the year before. Meanwhile, 92.7% of kindergartners got their required shots, which is a little lower than the previous two years.

Florida requires immunizations for students, covering tetanus, diphtheria, measles and polio.

Siding with a woman whose children were placed in foster care, an appeals court Friday said the Florida Department of Children and Families cannot provide…

It’s free and available everywhere. Yet most Americans skip the annual flu shot ― with the number of dispensed vaccines barely changed in the past decade,…

Courts cannot order parochial schools to admit children who haven't been immunized, a three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal ruled…

Leon County Health officials are encouraging parents to book appointments early for back-to-school vaccines.

The Florida Department of Health is kicking off a series of events across the state where students can get immunizations needed for school – for free.In…

New data from Florida's Department of Health shows 93.3 percent of Florida's kindergarten students have been immunized.That immunization rate falls a bit…

Miami-Dade County school leaders say they are concerned about a measles outbreak spreading across the country, and they urge parents to vaccinate their...