Dr. Ralph Abraham Archives - TPR: The Public's Radio

Dr. Ralph Abraham spoke at a Trump re-election rally in Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 11, 2019. At the time, Abraham was a Republican congressman running for governor of Louisiana. He lost that race, but was named the state’s first surgeon general in 2024.

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Louisiana’s top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy

by Rosemary Westwood November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

Louisiana’s surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines “dangerous,” will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.

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Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

by Rosemary Westwood December 20, 2024December 20, 2024

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

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