Article archive / January 2022
Originally published: . Volume 13, No. 1. Source pages: 4.
In December, in a letter to the House Committee on Health and Welfare, Gov. Edwards confirmed that the Louisiana Department of Health will move forward with adding the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to the schedule of immunizations for the populations for which it currently has full Food and Drug Administration approval, people 16 and older.
All of Louisiana's current opt-out provisions for parents will remain in place, meaning no child is forced to get a vaccine if their parents object in writing.
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