Florida Surgeon General Allows Unvaccinated Kids to Attend School With Measles Outbreak

Unvaccinated students from schools with measles outbreak are usually recommended to stay at home for some time.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo in Clearwater, Fla., on Oct. 15, 2022. York Du/The Epoch Times

Florida’s health department is allowing children unvaccinated against measles to attend a school where an outbreak has been registered, pointing out the high rate of immunity in the community.

Six students from Florida’s Manatee Bay Elementary School, Weston, have contracted measles. On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) released a letter from Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, dismissing the need to quarantine children at homes.