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Louisiana Surgeon General responds to criticism after ending statewide mass vaccination programs
Fox News Digital spoke to Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham about his recent move to end state-wide mass vaccination programs in an effort to improve patients' informed consent.
Louisiana surgeon general wants to 'depoliticize medicine' by ending statewide mass vaccinations
After directing staff at the Louisiana Department of Health to halt all mass vaccination programs, Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham speaks to Fox News Digital about the criticisms his move has faced.
Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination
The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday.
Louisiana physician groups urge state to reconsider decision to stop promoting vaccines
It comes after Louisiana’s Surgeon General Ralph Abraham announced that the state health department would stop promoting mass vaccinations for communicable diseases. The letter states, “Immunizations should not be politicized.
Louisiana medical organizations criticize state’s ban on vaccine promotion
The Louisiana State Medical Society and eight other medical organizations are calling for an end to the politicization of vaccines in the wake of a new Louisiana Department of Health policy banning vaccine promotion and events.
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