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Trump Responds to Florida’s Plan to End Childhood Vaccine Mandates: ‘You Have to Be Very Careful’

The president’s comments followed Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo’s Sept. 3 announcement that Florida plans to remove all vaccine mandates from state law.
Trump Responds to Florida’s Plan to End Childhood Vaccine Mandates: ‘You Have to Be Very Careful’
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Jeff Louderback
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President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Sept. 5 that some vaccines that are “not controversial” should be used, in response to a question about Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s Sept. 3 announcement that he is working to eliminate all vaccine mandates from state law.

“Look, you have some vaccines that are so amazing. The polio vaccine I happen to think is amazing,” Trump said, adding that he thinks the COVID vaccine “is amazing.”

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.