The Louisiana Department of Health "will no longer promote mass vaccination" according to a Thursday memo written by the state's top health official and obtained by the Associated Press. A department spokesperson confirmed Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham,

And LDH has banned vaccine events and ordered staff not to promote vaccination, New Orleans Public Radio (NOPR) reported today, citing an internal memo to staff yesterday, the same day as the confirmation of vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Louisiana's Health Department has ordered employees to stop promoting mass vaccinations, which experts say could lead to declining immunization rates.

Louisiana’s surgeon general announced late Thursday that the state health department "will no longer promote mass vaccination." Here's what that could mean.

Louisiana’s top health officials say public trust in medicine plummeted due to COVID missteps and that government should stop pushing vaccines. They argue public health must shift focus to chronic disease and medical autonomy.

Kennedy Jr. was confirmed to the nation's top health position Thursday, Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent a memo to the state's health department saying that the state "will no longer promote mass vaccination" and barred staff from running seasonal vaccine campaigns,

With a goal of "restoring public trust in health," Louisiana will stop promoting mass vaccines, state officials confirmed in a statement.

Louisiana Department of Health to end mass vaccine promotion after RFK Jr confirmed - State Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a former Republican congressman, orders staff not to market innoculations to

The directive continues a dramatic shift in vaccine policy within the health department under the leadership of Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham and Deputy Surgeon General Dr. Wyche Coleman, both of whom have repeated vaccine misinformation.

Louisiana’s top health officials say public trust in medicine plummeted due to COVID missteps and that government should stop pushing vaccines. They argue public health must shift focus to chronic disease and medical autonomy.