Louisiana officials Department of Health employees were ordered to stop promoting common vaccinations, including immunizations against COVID-19, influenza and mpox. NPR reports that the state ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Right now, Louisiana has some of the highest flu and respiratory virus activity in the nation, but if you look at the Louisiana Surgeon General’s latest social media ...

LOUISIANA, USA — In an article published to NPR.org Friday morning, four Louisiana Department of Health employees recount meetings this fall, in which they claim higher-ups told them to stop ...

Citing concerns about the efficacy and safety of vaccines, state officials will instead encourage residents to consult their doctor about vaccination, Louisiana Department of Health ...

Louisiana's health department has been barred from advertising or promoting vaccines for flu, COVID-19, and mpox, according to reporting by NPR, KFF Health News, and New Orleans Public Radio WWNO.

THE COUNTRY. THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS NOW DETECTED THE FIRST POSSIBLE HUMAN CASE OF BIRD FLU IN THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION OF OUR STATE. SO THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH THE ...

An older person in Louisiana exposed to bird flu from a backyard flock is now hospitalized with a "severe" case of avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

(TNND) — The first person in the United States has died of bird flu (H5N1), according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The individual, who was over the age of 65 and reportedly had ...

Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state. The individual is a ...

The case involves “a resident of southwestern Louisiana,” the state Department of Health said on its website. “The individual had exposure to sick and dead birds that are suspected to have ...