Louisiana continues to languish near the bottom of the state rankings for vaccinations, with only 49.5 percent of adults having received at least one dose. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says the good news is at least the most vulnerable, those over 65, have a vaccination rate around 80 percent, but every other age group is lacking…
In Texas, 61 percent of all adults have received at least one dose.
Knowing there was a 12 foot python on the loose in the mall of Louisiana likely dissuaded a few shoppers from heading over to the Baton Rouge staple but Dr. Christopher Austin with LSU’s Museum of Natural Science says the beloved Cara really never posed much of a threat to humans…
The Scripps National Spelling Bee named a new champion last night, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Harvey, a west bank community in the greater New Orleans area, became the first Louisianan and African American to win the famed contest. Avant-garde says spelling is just a hobby, her real passion is basketball where she holds three Guinness World Records…
Pfizer is pushing the CDC and FDA to approve their recommendation that people get three shots instead of just two to ward off variants but the federal agencies aren’t backing that request yet. LSU Health Shreveport pediatric infectious disease specialist Doctor John Vanchiere says Pfizer’s stated goal of fighting off variants would be better accomplished by vaccinating the unvaccinated.