Louisiana’s Brilliant Ploy to be #1?

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In a bold and long overdue stroke to make it the state with the worst health care, the Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations for seasonal illnesses. Currently the state only ranks as the 5th worst state in health care.

Seasonal illnesses for which vaccines are available include influenza,  respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), pneumococcal disease, and  Covid 19.

In a 2-birds-with-one-stone kind of way, Louisiana is also striking a blow for youthfulness. Because these diseases most severely affect older Americans (RSV is also dangerous for the very young), Louisiana apparently hopes that the life expectancy of its surviving citizens will soon be the most youthful out of all 50 states.

The major obstacle standing in the way of Louisiana achieving its goals is the defeatist New Orleans Health Department, the only independent public health service within the state. That disloyal organization has confirmed that its program to promote mass vaccinations will continue.

 

For the information contained in this article thanks to:

https://archive.ph/vxMa2

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/georgia/health-wellness/respiratory-infection/seasonal-vaccines

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/health-care

[Harrisfan]

Everyone knows about vaccines. Good way to save money by stopping the advertising.

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1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Everyone knows about vaccines. Good way to save money by stopping the advertising.

Maybe everyone knows that there are such things as vaccines. And there may be common knowledge about a few of them. But I kind of doubt that pneumococcal vaccine or RSV vaccines, among others ,are common knowledge. And even if some vaccines are more commonly known, like the flu vaccine, that doesn't mean that reminders aren't useful. And the fact that vaccinations at mass events are free also warrants their continuance in the interests of public health..