Vaccines should be treated with nuance, recognizing differences between seasonal vaccines and childhood immunizations,” Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, the state’s surgeon general, wrote in a memo.

The directive continues a dramatic shift in vaccine policy within the health department under the leadership of Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham and Deputy Surgeon General Dr. Wyche Coleman, both of whom have repeated vaccine misinformation.

Louisiana’s health department will no longer promote mass vaccination, per a directive from Surgeon General Ralph Abraham. The decision, criticized by health officials, coincides with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.