One COVID vaccine shot or a negative COVID test 72 hours prior to entry will be needed in order to attend an LSU football game this season. Monroe Republican State Senator Stewart Cathey calls the protocol an overreach with no historical precedent…
Cut 14 (09) “…sporting event.”
Now that the FDA has given full approval to the Pfizer COVID vaccine, as promised LSU President William Tate says students will be required to be vaccinated or they will undergo regular COVID testing. Tate says he hopes the vaccination requirement for students and Tiger fans will cause a shortage of vaccinations.
Cut 6 (12) “…and Baton Rouge.”
According to LDH, five to 17 are reporting the highest percentage of COVID positive cases in the state for the week of August 12th to the 18th. And Ochsner Health Hospital Quality Director Dr. Sandra Kemmerly says as of Tuesday they’ve had 35 patients for the month of August and while Ochsner does not have any children in the hospital on ventilators, they have in the past.
40 percent of the state’s entire population is now fully vaccinated but for rural regions, that number is still hovering in the low 30s, with numbers in the mid-20s in small rural parishes. LSU Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Catherine O’Neal who grew up in a small town herself says it can take a long time for mainstream messages to reach smaller communities.