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1. Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2025, 06:00 PM

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https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/12/flu-surges-in-louisiana-as-health-department-barred-from-promoting-flu-shots/

Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots

Flu is rising around the country, but Louisiana is well ahead of the curve.

BETH MOLE – DEC 23, 2024 9:35 AM

Flu season is ramping up across the US, but Louisiana—the state that has reportedly barred its health department from promoting flu shots, as well as COVID-19 and mpox vaccines—is leading the country with an early and strong surge.

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(Flu shots provide some bird flu protection.)

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