Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines
3 days, 14 hours ago

Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines

Salon  

Louisiana officials Department of Health employees were ordered to stop promoting common vaccinations, including immunizations against COVID-19, influenza and mpox. While we pivoted our attention to the damaging pending impact of an RFK Jr appointment, our local health department was already carrying out many of the very things we feared re: vaccine disinformation,” Louisiana pediatrician Kim Mukerjee said in a pair of posts to Bluesky. “Breaking down our public health infrastructure, instead of investing in and building it up, is shameful and reckless.” Louisiana had one of the highest rates of flu symptoms in the nation last week, per CDC data, as respiratory illnesses in that state outpaced national averages this flu season. The state policy comes as doctors brace for a radical shift in federal government vaccine guidances, with infamous vaccine misinformation pusher Robert F. Kennedy Jr. set to take the lead on the nation’s health policy in Donald Trump's second term.

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An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?
1 month ago

An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?

Salon  

Last month, the board of a regional public health department in Idaho voted to ban its department from providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties. “They also act as a safety net for accessibility and affordability to vaccines, given that 1 in 3 Americans don’t have a primary health care provider.” She added such a trend is an “incredibly …

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof
9 months ago

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof

Associated Press  

— Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place mandates vaccines or not and a bill that would prohibit schools from requiring students to receive the vaccine. This legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers’ conversations on COVID-19 vaccines have broadened to also …

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion
2 years, 7 months ago

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LA Times  

Sarginoor Kaur, 7, gets the COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Chelsea Meyer at Arleta High School in November. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Supt. About 78% of Los Angeles Unified School District students age …

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers

NPR  

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Charles Rex Arbogast/AP For hundreds of public employees in the state of Washington, where a new vaccine mandate for state employees went into effect this week, Monday was their last day on the job. Sponsor Message As vaccine …

Some States Are Working To Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
3 years, 4 months ago

Some States Are Working To Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

NPR  

Some States Are Working To Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Enlarge this image toggle caption Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images As COVID-19 cases surge, the federal government and some private employers are requiring their workers to show proof of vaccination. Notably: As of late last week, 9 states have enacted 11 laws with prohibitions on vaccine …

Missouri hospital CEO: Vaccine opponents should ‘Shut up’
3 years, 5 months ago

Missouri hospital CEO: Vaccine opponents should ‘Shut up’

Associated Press  

— One Missouri hospital official is telling anyone making disparaging remarks about the COVID-19 vaccine to “Shut up” as state officials ask for federal help dealing with a surge in cases that has some counties urging new precautions. CoxHealth and the city’s other hospital, Mercy Springfield, were treating 168 COVID-19 patients Friday, up from 31 on May 24, before the …

Drop in COVID vaccine demand — and willingness — has some places turning down doses
3 years, 8 months ago

Drop in COVID vaccine demand — and willingness — has some places turning down doses

LA Times  

Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. Some people just don’t want it,” said Stacey Hileman, a nurse with the health department in rural Kansas’ Decatur County, where less than a third of the county’s 2,900 residents have received at least one vaccine dose. “And I mean no one.” In Barber County, Kansas, …

Louisiana residents rush to pharmacies early seeking vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

Louisiana residents rush to pharmacies early seeking vaccine

Associated Press  

— With the announcement that Louisiana soon will allow people aged 70 and older to get the coronavirus vaccine, residents clamoring for the immunizations have hurried to pharmacies trying to receive a shot, even though those vaccinations don’t begin until Monday and will require a scheduled appointment. The Louisiana Department of Health said Friday it has received multiple reports of …

'The End Is In Sight': Louisiana Health Official Hopeful About Vaccine Distribution
4 years ago

'The End Is In Sight': Louisiana Health Official Hopeful About Vaccine Distribution

NPR  

'The End Is In Sight': Louisiana Health Official Hopeful About Vaccine Distribution Enlarge this image toggle caption Victoria Jones/Pool/Getty Images Victoria Jones/Pool/Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the use of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. as early as this week. When it does, Louisiana stands ready, says Dr. Joseph Kanter, interim assistant secretary …

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