Louisiana’s top public health physician is described in multiple state communications as a family medicine physician, but he is not listed as board-certified in the specialty.

Retreating from longstanding, common-sense measures to keep Louisianans safe from disease and protect public health is a bad idea on its face. And it’s particularly disturbing coming from a physician, state Surgeon General and former U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham.

Louisiana's top leaders are sending mixed signals about vaccines just as the nation's flu numbers are hitting historic highs. Why it matters: Louisiana is among the states with the most flu cases right now,

After directing staff at the Louisiana Department of Health to halt all mass vaccination programs, Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham speaks to Fox News Digital about the criticisms his move has faced.

State Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a former Republican congressman, orders staff not to market innoculations to patients but says they may still be stocked and administered

A department spokesperson confirmed Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham had ordered his staff to stop engaging in media campaigns and community health fairs to encourage vaccinations, even as the state has experienced a surge in influenza. Abraham's ...

The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday.

Louisiana’s surgeon general announced late Thursday that the state health department "will no longer promote mass vaccination." Here's what that could mean.

The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to “rebuild trust.” In a letter released

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent a directive to state health workers Thursday ending long-standing mass vaccination clinics and banning staff from promoting seasonal vaccines.

Kennedy Jr. was confirmed to the nation's top health position Thursday, Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent a memo to the state's health department saying that the state "will no longer promote mass vaccination" and barred staff from running seasonal vaccine campaigns,

Days after Louisiana’s top health official ordered to an end to mass vaccination efforts and promotions in the state, Louisiana doctors, New Orleans health officials and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy are defending inoculations as a necessary medical intervention and said the decision comes with some serious risks.