Governor John Bel Edwards says it is frustrating to hear that some people are not taking the vaccine because it is still under emergency use authorization. Matt Doyle has more.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry believes the state should withhold state funding to the Saints because of the team’s ticket policy. The NFL franchise is not offering ticket holders refunds or the ability to opt-out if they refuse to get vaccinated or get a negative COVID test before attending games in the Dome.

President Biden says nursing homes risk losing federal money if they do not mandate the COVID vaccine for their employees. State AARP Director Denise Bottcher says this is good news for those who have loved ones in Louisiana nursing homes…
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The Louisiana Nursing Home Association says once C-M-S releases the guidance, facilities will comply, in order to care for residents who have Medicare and Medicaid.

Health care officials are encouraging the public not to take Ivermectin to either treat or prevent COVID. Some COVID patients have turned to Ivermectin, which is used to treat parasitic worms in people. But LSU Health New Orleans Chief of Community Medicine Doctor Ben Springgate says Ivermectin is not designed to treat COVID…
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