Sept 3 (Reuters) - Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for students to attend schools, the state's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced on Wednesday, a move public health experts warned could trigger severe outbreaks among children, tourists and those with compromised immune systems.

Ladapo, along with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, cast the issue of vaccination as one of personal choice.

"Every last one of the them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Ladapo said at a press conference in Tampa. "Who am I as a government or anyone else, or who am I as a man standing here now to tell you what to do with your body?"

Ladapo said his agency would roll back mandates for a half-dozen or so vaccines under its authority but will need to work with the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on a broader package of reforms. He did not specify which vaccine mandates his agency would do away with.

DeSantis, a Republican, made opposing COVID-19 mandates and precautions a central tenet of his first term in office.

"Medical freedom is something we've got to be very conscientious about protecting," DeSantis said.