State officials have forbidden the public health department from even mentioning vaccines. This is anti public health because it’s well understood that vaccines as public health requires uptake. That’s always been the case. That’s why we’ve had vaccine campaigns that have resulted in the elimination of infectious diseases.
NPR – Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots December 20, 20245:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition From WWNO By Rosemary Westwood WWNO: “They can’t encourage people to get them or even advertise that they have them in stock.” NPR: “Ah, well what if people directly ask the department of health for advice about vaccines?” WWNO: “Well people I spoke with said they were told they should say something along the lines of talk to your doctor.”
They’re telling public health officials to tell people to “talk to a doctor” except the doctors are taking their cues from public health, and in many cases not even mentioning vaccines anymore.
Keep up the demand for vaccination.
Stay up to date with all your vaccinations, and start writing to elected representatives at all levels to tell them your interest in vaccines now and in the future.
My letter to reps:
I want vaccines. I want research on effective vaccines funded, I want covid vaccines, I want vaccines covered by all insurance, and I want free vaccination available to the uninsured.