Dr. Evelyn Griffin
Coverage of Dr. Evelyn Griffin in the Nexus archive.
- How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants to Transform Public Health
Dr. Evelyn Griffin, Louisiana’s surgeon general, testified about a legislative bill in May. The bill would have prohibited businesses and schools from mandating new vaccines or any other medical interventions.
- How Louisiana’s new surgeon general wants to transform public health
Dr. Evelyn Griffin was named Louisiana’s surgeon general by Gov. Jeff Landry. Previously, she served on a CDC vaccine advisory panel appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., where she voted to recommend limiting access to COVID vaccines and ending universal newborn immunizations for hepatitis B. Griffin's vision is focused on shifting the health care system toward disease prevention.
- How Louisiana’s new surgeon general wants to transform public health
Dr. Evelyn Griffin was named Louisiana’s surgeon general by Gov. Jeff Landry, despite having no background or specialty training in infectious disease or public health. Her vision is to help shift the healthcare system toward prevention rather than just treatment, reflecting a focus on eroding government mandates and limiting vaccine access.