What Happens When a State's Health Department Doesn't Recommend Flu Shots?
Late December generally qualifies as the holiday season, but that’s not the only thing in the air. Unfortunately, one of the other things in the air is influenza; yes, we are indeed in the middle of the 2024-25 flu season.
Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines
Higher-ups in the state quietly ordered over 6,500 employees to stop promoting vaccines against COVID and the flu
Louisiana Department of Health pulls back on vaccine messaging, employees say
Four employees told NPR, under the condition of anonymity, that higher-ups directed them to stop publicly encouraging people to get certain vaccines.
Louisiana Department of Health no longer publicly promoting flu vaccines
The Louisiana Department of Health, which the Surgeon General partly oversees, says they are shifting how they promote seasonal vaccines for things like the flu and COVID. Instead
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting to talk about outreach and community events. Instead, they were told by an assistant secretary in the department and another official that department leadership had a new policy: Advertising or otherwise promoting the COVID,
Moreno blasts reported ban on Louisiana public health workers from promoting vaccines
City Council president Helena Moreno on Saturday (Dec. 21) blasted a reported ban against Louisiana public health workers promoting vaccines and pledged support for the city health department’s efforts to combat misinformation and political interference in health science.
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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Washington Department of Health conducts annual survey
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Minnesota Department of Health reports 40 cases of norovirus in December so far
The Minnesota Department of Health has logged 40 cases of the virus, known as “stomach flu,” in December so far.