US EditionLouisiana Surgeon General, a Vaccine Critic, Named CDC Principal Deputy Director
Ralph Abraham, Louisiana surgeon general and critic of COVID vaccines, assumes CDC deputy role as Louisiana leads U.S. in flu-like illness rates, CDC data shows.
- On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Ralph Abraham as principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the second-in-command post.
- As state surgeon general, Abraham instructed the Louisiana Department of Health to stop promoting mass vaccination media campaigns at the start of the winter respiratory season, per an internal February memo, and he has publicly opposed Covid vaccines, reporting he sees vaccine injuries.
- Biography entries list him as a practicing family medicine physician, but searches on the American Board of Family Medicine and state records show no clear board certification; he also promoted leucovorin on X as a promising autism treatment despite limited evidence.
- In the past year, with Abraham at the helm, Louisiana reported the highest levels of flu-like illnesses while the Louisiana Department of Health delayed alerts after two babies died of whooping cough.
- His background includes a veterinarian background with ten years practicing before medical school and a 2019 gubernatorial campaign marked by political ads on abortion and transgender issues.
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