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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.

Dozens of anti-vaccine bills have died in the Louisiana Legislature since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but ultra-conservative lawmakers are gearing up for another fight.

While some in health care agree that lifting New Orleans' vaccine mandate was the correct move to make considering current COVID trends, others think it could be too soon.

New Orleans’ public schools COVID-19 vaccine mandate has pushed some, but not all parents to get their children vaccinated by the district’s looming deadline, which may not even be enforced.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is moving forward with a Louisiana Department of Health plan to add COVID-19 vaccinations to the list of required immunizations for Louisiana school children, overriding the Republican-controlled state legislative committee that voted against the rule last week.

New Orleans residents and visitors could see potential “adjustments” to the current COVID-19 protocols in place on Thursday ahead of the holidays and New Orleans’ busy tourism season.

Three more probable COVID-19 cases of the omicron variant have been identified in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) said in a press release Wednesday. Along with one confirmed case, the total of omicron cases in the state is now at four.

Louisiana lawmakers voted against requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 students Monday after hours of misinformation about the virus took over the state health and welfare committee meeting.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the lead plaintiff, celebrates the ruling which comes just days before the deadline for unvaccinated healthcare workers to receive their first shot.