Those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised can now receive a third shot to boost their immune system’s odds of fighting off COVID. Dr. Katherine Baumgarten with Ochsner says there is evidence suggesting that a disproportionate number of vaccine breakthrough hospitalizations are those who are immunocompromised.
Johnson and Johnson vaccine recipients currently are not eligible.
Federal officials are working out the details of how to implement the CDC’s recommendation that everyone who is fully vaccinated receive a vaccine booster shot eight months after their last shot. Infectious Disease Specialist for LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Fred Lopez says the first big question is who gets priority…
The fourth COVID-19 surge is bringing down the state’s economy. That’s according to Gulf Coast Bank and Trust president Guy Williams who says with the state reporting thousands of new cases every day, it’s keeping many people from going to work….
Williams says health officials have told him this fourth surge could last another seven weeks.
Tier 1 and 2 hospital workers with children 12 and under can receive childcare subsidies thanks to a new Department of Education program. Deputy Assistant Superintendent for Early Childhood Operations Lisa Brochard says the subsidies take a lot of forms including having childcare workers watch the night staff’s kids. She says it should help make childcare much more accessible for those workers.