The state health department reports 4,814 COVID-19 cases today in Louisiana, however about 25-hundred of those reported cases are from a backlog due to a processing error. Half of the backlog is from cases on Halloween. A more accurate number for today’s total is still high with 2,276 cases.
State officials say we are seeing a third surge in new cases of the coronavirus, but the governor is NOT planning to issue a new stay at home order…
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Today the first coronavirus vaccine to apply for emergency approval from the FDA is Pfizer’s effort to fight the pandemic. Infectious disease specialist Dr. John Vanchiere at LSU Health Shreveport is also a principal investigator on the Pfizer Vaccine trial, and he says Pfizer’s effectiveness rate of 95-percent is remarkable.
44-thousand participated in the Pfizer clinical trial worldwide, including 231 people from the Shreveport Bossier area.
Today and tomorrow, consumers will not have to pay the 4.45 percent state sales tax on most items, excluding vehicles and prepared meals. It’s the result of legislation passed in the last special session. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder authored the measure…