State, Federal Leaders Remember 17 Lives Lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School By Deanna Gugel Florida
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STATEWIDE Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered that the United States and state flags in Florida fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Sunday in memory of the 17 lives lost in an attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on February 14, 2018.
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Flags in Florida at half-staff in tribute to 17 shooting victims in Parkland
A gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on February 14, 2018
President Joe Biden issues remembrance, says U.S. should do better to stop gun violence
Could COVID-19 Vaccine Be Added As School Requirement? UPDATED 1:14 PM ET Feb. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:45 AM ET Feb. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:45 AM EST Feb. 12, 2021
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Florida has a list of vaccines students are required to get before they can enroll in school.
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Florida requires students to receive certain vaccines to attend school
Experts say more research is needed before a decision made on schools
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said that he has no plans to require anyone to get the vaccine
So could the COVID-19 vaccine soon be added to that list?
Dr. Claudia Espinosa, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at USF Health, said it s a possibility but she said a lot of things would have to happen first.