Strong vaccine policies save lives!

In the midst of Louisiana’s first cases of measles recently confirmed by the Louisiana Department of Health and an ongoing whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak that has already killed 2 Louisiana infants, Louisiana lawmakers are considering bills that threaten to dismantle core components of the state’s public health infrastructure — including removing and prohibiting vaccine requirements. If enacted, these proposals would severely limit the ability of healthcare professionals, schools, and government agencies to protect the public from infectious diseases like measles and polio.

House Bill 690 undermines the trust between provider and patient, decreases confidence in science and vaccines, and contributes to poor health outcomes.