The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds. The United States has recorded its first death from bird flu after a 65-year-old patient who was hospitalised on December 18 passed away. “Current general public health risk remains low.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed 66 human cases in …
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots toggle caption Rosemary Westwood/WWNO 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. In a statement, the Louisiana Department of Health told NPR it has been "reevaluating both the …