LSU Health New Orleans Chief of Infectious Diseases Doctor Julio Figueroa says Merck’s clinical trial of an experimental pill that can treat individuals who are infected with COVID is encouraging news. Figueroa says it works like Tamiflu, as the patient takes eight pills a day for five consecutive days…
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Merck is expected to ask the FDA for emergency use authorization soon.

The pandemic and COVID mitigation efforts are still making it tough on restaurant owners. Stan Harris heads the Louisiana Restaurant Association…
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Harris says 78-percent of operators also say their restaurant doesn’t have enough employees and 91-percent say they are paying more for food.

The COVID vaccines are getting all the headlines, but state health officials say do not forget about getting your annual flu shot. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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Tough weekend for Saints and LSU fans. The Saints lost their first football game in October since 2016 when they lost to the Giants in overtime and the Tigers suffered their first home defeat to Auburn since 1999.