Louisiana bars health dept. from promoting flu, COVID, mpox vaccines: Report
The change comes amid a dangerous swell of anti-vaccine sentiment and misinformation in Louisiana and across the country. President-elect Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a high-profile anti-vaccine advocate and one of the most prolific spreaders of vaccine misinformation —to head the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Louisiana bans staff from helping people get mpox, COVID & flu vaccines
In 2023, 652 people in Louisiana died of COVID, including five children, and the state is tied with Washington, D.C., for the highest rate of flu in the U.S. Flu killed 586 people in Louisiana in 2022, according to data from the state’s health department.
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
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Louisiana Department of Health is no longer publicly promoting flu vaccines
Louisiana has some of the highest flu and respiratory virus activity in the nation, but if you look at the Louisiana Surgeon General’s latest social media post regarding tips for flu season, a flu shot is not mentioned.
Promoting Covid, Flu Vaccines to Public Quietly Banned by Louisiana Department of Health: 'Unconscionable'
Louisiana public health officials are no longer permitted to promote vaccines, including those against illnesses such as COVID-19 and the flu, to members of the public in a new policy that was covertly implemented in the state.
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