LSU students won’t have to vaccinate to attend in person classes. LSU Board Chairman Robert Dampf says they determined that because the vaccines are under emergency use authorization they cannot, as a public university under current law, mandate it. Even if they could, there’s still a loophole…
Students who are not vaccinated will have to submit to monthly COVID tests.
Moderna joins Pfizer in asking permission to give third “booster” shots to already vaccinated individuals, a move the World Health Organization calls selfish in the face of vaccine shortages in developing nations. Tulane School of Public Health Epidemiologist Dr. Susan Hassig says there’s really not enough data to support boosters yet anyway, so if you’re vaccinated and want more protection…
LSU QB Myles Brennan’s dad Owen confirms that a tragic fishing trip mishap is what resulted in his son’s broken arm. That mishap has potentially robbed Brennan of his final year at LSU, leaving Max Johnson to take over the lead role. Owen says Max’s dad Brad was one of the first calls he received about Myles.
Even with the statewide mask mandate back in effect, Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas says he doesn’t see hospitalizations letting up anytime soon. Thomas says it’s still too early to tell but, in the past, their symptom tracking system, which communicates with COVID patients recovering at home, has shown mask usage curbs case numbers.