6:30 A.M. LRN News 08/12/2021

The restaurant industry has been among the hardest hit during the pandemic and earlier this week Health Officials said if hospitalizations don’t let up soon, more mitigation measures could be issued. Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says right now the industry is fairing pretty good…
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The CDC is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated, citing mounting numbers of severe cases among soon-to-be moms.
LSU Health New Orleans Chief of Maternal-Fetal Health Dr. Robert Maupin says pregnant women who develop COVID are three times more likely to end up in the ICU than not pregnant women.
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A COVID treatment developed by an LSU-based artificial intelligence program is now in clinical trials. Matt Doyle has the story.
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