A CDC real world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.
AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the already above-average water temps in the Atlantic are a factor in the higher number of storms predicted for 2021.
Cut 7 (10) “…up these hurricanes.”
They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes.
Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. McCormick says he authored the bill after constituents contacted him over concerns of forced vaccinations for COVID-19.
The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.
COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.