The Delta variant has apparently scared more unvaccinated individuals off the fence and over to a healthcare provider. Governor John Bel Edwards says the number of people seeking a vaccine has grown by 300-percent during this surge…
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Another COVID-19 variant has been detected in Louisiana. LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport has found the Lambda variant in seven cases in northwest Louisiana. But LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Jeremy Kamil says there’s no reason to believe that this new variant will bypass the vaccines that are available…
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There was a report suggesting Chinese vaccines were ineffective against Lambda in Peru, but Kamil says there’s no hard data to back that up.
LSU faculty addressed the administration on Friday over their pandemic concerns as the university plans to return to in-person instruction for most classes. Brooke Thorington has more
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The weekly winners of the state’s Shot at A Million vaccine lottery today were announced today. Coty Hemperley of Shreveport won the $100,000 cash prize and Nevada Charity of New Orleans is the scholarship winner. The million-dollar grand prize and remaining scholarship winners will be announced on Friday, August 13th.