Now, as families and friends gather for the holidays, providing a fertile mix of travel, tight spaces, and close contact, health experts are bracing for lots more infections and misery. Halfway through the 2024-2025 season, vaccine rates are plateauing instead of climbing. Explore the data, sorted by age group.

Louisiana's vaccine rates for Covid-19 and flu are markedly lower than national vaccination rates, CDC data shows.

While the Louisiana Department of Health is reportedly ordering its employees not to promote flu vaccination events or encourage Louisiana residents to get vaccinated, the city of New Orleans’s health department is taking the opposite tact.