Moderna has joined Pfizer in pushing for the FDA and CDC to back giving fully vaccinated individuals a third booster shot, in an effort to fight the Delta variant.
Moderna’s President says they have data indicating people should take a half does shot six to eight months after completing their full vaccine series.
But Tulane School of Public Health Epidemiologist Dr. Susan Hassig says there’s not enough evidence to back the request yet and the vaccines appear to be working as expected.
The state continues to set new all-time highs for COVID-related hospitalizations. 2,350 COVID patients now occupy Louisiana medical beds, up from roughly 250 at the start of July.
LSU will not enter the fall semester with a vaccine mandate for in-person attendance, instead opting to test unvaccinated students monthly. This has drawn the chagrin of the LSU Senate Faculty but LSU Board Chairman Robert Dampf says a mandate is not legal under state laws because COVID vaccines are still under emergency use authorization.
Many LSU faculty members have fiercely criticized the policy, saying monthly testing is nearly equivalent to no testing at all given Delta’s incubation period.
The statewide mask mandate is back in effect but in many regions of Louisiana you wouldn’t be able to tell. Director of Infection Control and Prevention at Ochsner Doctor Katherine Baumgarten…