Drugmaker Merck says it’s produced a pill that can help keep people sick with COVID-19 out of the hospital. Dave Brannen has more.
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Ochsner Health has informed its employees they will be charged a fee if their spouse or domestic partner is on the system’s health insurance and not vaccinated against COVID-19. The hospital system says the fee is similar to what’s in place for tobacco users.

The National Restaurant Association says over half of the restaurant operators they surveyed say business conditions are worse than three months ago. Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says restaurants continue to battle a lot of negative factors…
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63-percent of operators say their sales volume in August was lower than it was in August 2019.

It’s that time of year where getting a flu shot should be on your to-do list. Doctor Frank Welch with the Louisiana Department of Health says flu shots are needed every year to minimize the chances of catching the flu, transmitting it to others, or getting very sick if you do catch it. He says the reason for an annual shot is that the flu virus frequently mutates…
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