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Did you really tell Louisiana's medical directors that they couldn't have fall flu drives? Won't that result in a lot of deaths of Louisianans? Why would you do that? Read • 9:44 AM Pete Croughan, MD Obviously not, we're trying to pivot this department post-pandemic to focus on the many other pressing challenges in Louisiana (like overdoses, maternal deaths, rising STls) and not do the same thing we were focused on in 2021. It was an admittedly nuanced conversation that's easily misconstrued, unfortunately 11:12 AM Erin Ricketts, MD Why have there not been any normal seasonal flu vaccine clinics? Or advertising/social media posts to advocate for influenza vaccines? This doesn't look "obvious". This looks really alarming.

Dr. Pete Croughan denies making this policy. However, I would like an explanation for the change in public health activities that seems to corroborate the NPR story.

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