As hospitals continued to be overwhelmed with COVID patients Governor John Bel announced a new incentive program to get colleges students fully vaccinated before they are set to return to campuses across the state. He says the “Shot at a Hundred” program is needed because 18- to 29-year-olds in the state are helping spread the Delta variant.
Cut 13 (12) “…actually vaccinated.”
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New Orleans’ citywide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test mandate goes into effect Monday in an effort to stop the spread of the Delta variant. New Orleans Department of Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno says the state’s case growth is enormous.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon issues an emergency rule to increase the state’s hospital bed capacity at 24-hour acute care hospitals as COVID patients continue to overwhelm major hospitals. Donelon says Emergency Rule 46 will help free up beds to accept new patients at larger hospitals. Normally Donelon says hospital transfers require prior authorization from insurance, and…
Donelon issued a similar emergency use rule in 2020.
Louisiana posted a sluggish 2.7 percent growth in population over the last ten years according to US Census Bureau. Demographer Greg Rigamer says national population growth was over seven percent. Rigamer says not only did Louisiana underperform the national average, but we’re even further behind the regional average…