Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

Louisiana takes a narrow lead in the race to go backwards. But there's still time for others to jump into the leader spot

 

To be fair their populations do need it the least

They have swamp people immune systems they’ll be fine

 

Mississippi be like...

 

Quotes from the article....

Experts fear consequences of undermining trust in vaccine. Last year, 652 people in Louisiana died of COVID, including five children. Louisiana currently is tied with DC for the highest rate of flu in the U.S. In 2022 alone, flu killed 586 people in Louisiana.

"It's reckless," said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University. "I think it's a sign of what is about to happen under the second Trump administration."

Dr. Joseph Bocchini, a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the president of the Louisiana chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Earlier in his career, he saw children hospitalized with measles — a dangerous disease that can cause hearing loss, brain damage and death.

"I've been a physician for 50 years, so I've seen a lot of these diseases disappear, and they've disappeared because of safe and effective vaccines," he said.

The policy rises to the level of "absurdity," said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "It's gotten to the point of parody, where a public health agency doesn't promote the public's health. It's a dangerous, dangerous thing. It's the most vulnerable among us who suffer this, and it will be our children who suffer this. And my question will be, will they be held accountable?"

The policy is akin to "malpractice," especially given Louisiana's poor health outcomes, said Dr. Georges Benjamin, the executive director of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The U.S. vaccination program represents "one of the most important public health interventions that we have," Benjamin added.

The new ban on vaccine promotion represents a new level of political interference, according to two current health department employees. "We've never felt so unsure of our future," one of them said. "Like, why am I here? Why am I doing this anymore? Because you're just so stifled and you are not helping people." "We're really talking about deaths," said another. "Even a reduction in flu and COVID vaccines can lead to increased deaths."

 

Double Rods to you

 

Did you see what Missouri is doing ?

 

Well, at least they aren’t embracing obesity

With a slim and healthy population vaccines and gene therapy is not necessary

 

All the jabbed folks that got experimented on offended....

 

The only people who should be pushing medical advice is doctors. The idea that unskilled labor pushing medical advice is asinine. And we shouldn't allow pharmaceuticals to advertise

 

Govern less and trust RFK Jr. Regarding vaccinations.

 

Agree. Doctors also shouldn't be able to push and advertise products they have monetary investments in. RFK has no business running the Dept of Health. It should be a highly qualified medical expert who is not affiliated in any way with politicians.

 

If I’m going to get f*cked best believe I want it hard



Baby boy over here must want it soft

 

Totally agree, how we allow pharma ads on TV 24 hours a day is kinda mindboggling.

RFKJr is also medically unskilled labor, btw.