. Louisiana The Health Department ordered employees to stop promoting mass vaccinationscriticism CDC As “miserable without contact” with public health problems.
Louisiana historically promoted vaccination of diseases that can be prevented through public health initiatives, social events and partnerships. However, under the leadership of Governor Jeff Landry and general surgeon Dr Ralph Abraham, the state moved its position on vaccines, CNN Reported.
Abraham, a former Republican Congressmen, expressed skepticism towards mass vaccination and fines bound as a violation of personal autonomy.
On Thursday, Abraham issued a note directing healthcare professionals in Louisiana to stop promoting mass vaccination, emphasizing that vaccines should be treated rather “nuances” rather than broad public campaigns.
A policy, which was not initially transferred to society, is in line with the growing conservative pursuit of vaccine and mass vaccination programs.
“The government should admit to the restrictions of its role in the lives of people and withdraw its tentacles from the practice of medicine. The path to regain public trust is to recognize past errors, re -failure of impartial data collection and providing transparency, balanced information for people make your own health decisions. letter.
Abraham and Coleman added that vaccination recommendations, especially in the case of Covid-19 vaccine, have become “miserably without contact with reality and most parents.”
Louisiana, who is already struggling with low vaccination indicators, experiences a significant explosion of flu, and health experts warn that the new directive can further reduce vaccination indicators and increase the spread of diseases that can be prevented.
In response, the Independent Health Department in Nowy Orleana rejected the state’s position, sweating to continue mass vaccination efforts.
Public health experts, including Dr. Jennifer Avegno from the Health Department in Nowy Orleana and Dr. Paul Officer from the Vaccine Education Center, warn that the reduced promotion of vaccines will probably lead to a decrease in vaccination indicators and deteriorating epidemic of diseases.