Governor Edwards says the first week of vaccination distribution is going well and they’ve successfully vaccinated thousands of frontline healthcare workers since Monday. Edwards says Louisiana received 39,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
They expect to receive about 40,000 doses next week.
The FDA advisory committee meets today to discuss whether to give emergency approval to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. Assistant Dean for Translational Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, Doctor Lucio Miele, says the data looks remarkably good and the efficacy rate for the Moderna vaccine is 94-percent…
Miele says the Moderna vaccine reported similar side effects as the Pfizer vaccine.
Two candidates have formally joined the race for the now open 2nd Congressional District seat, New Orleans Democratic lawmakers Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter. Peterson touted her legislative record and says it shows her commitment to economic, racial, environmental, and reproductive justice.
The seat is coming open due to current Congressman Cedric Richmond’s move to join the Biden administration as a senior aide on January 20th.
LSU signed 19 players on the opening day of the early signing period and can fill out the class by signing six more. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins expects Coach Ed Orgeron to go after more offensive linemen…
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