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A mumps outbreak was confirmed at the LSU-Baton Rouge campus by health officials on 2/4/2020. The Immunization Program has general information for students and parents on their website.
More than 2,500 flu vaccines were administered to students at 79 New Orleans-area schools in December in only four days.
Updated resource for providers made available by the Louisiana Immunization Program and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Louisiana Chapter.
A one-page resource that provides information on communicating the benefits of influenza vaccine to patients.
Current (2019) Louisiana Office of Public Health's Recommended Immunization Schedule of Infants and Children
Vaccine Information Statements provided by Immunization Action Coalition that are updated continuously.
With the beginning of school right around the corner, the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding residents that immunization records are available online, and at no cost, without the need to contact a healthcare provider at LA.MyIR.net.
The Louisiana Department of Health advises that residents and those working with the public during and after Tropical Storm Barry consider vaccinations to protect against infectious diseases.
With the number of reported measles cases reaching the highest point this century, officials with the Louisiana Department of Health are urging people to get vaccinated. The United States is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of measles since the disease was considered eliminated in 2000, and the worst in 25 years. So far, over 700 people in 22 states have contracted the illness. They were all unvaccinated.
An increase in measles cases in the U.S. has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although cases of Measles have not yet spread to Louisiana, we want clinicians to be on the lookout. Measles is still common in many parts of the world, including some countries in Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and Africa.