Disaster relief funding has been approved by Congress and Senator Bill Cassidy says there’s about $600-million allotted for southwest Louisiana. As for Hurricane Ida funding, Cassidy estimates there’s around a billion for the state.
A wedding of 150 attendees in Abbeville on September 25th has been confirmed as a COVID outbreak. State health department Region 4 Medical Director Dr. Tina Stefanski says the best way to protect yourself in group gatherings like a wedding is to get vaccinated, especially if you are elderly or have underlying health conditions.
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All attendees are encouraged to get tested and quarantine to prevent spreading.
Astra Zeneca’s first-of-its-kind preventative antibody treatment is seeking emergency use authorization. Assistant Dean for Translational Science at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Lucio Miele says AZD7442 will not be marketed as a substitute for the vaccines but more of an ancillary for those who are unable to be vaccinated because they have cancer or a compromised immune system…
A Baton Rouge medical center is leading the nation in using innovative robotic technology to diagnose lung cancer. Baton Rouge General pulmonologist Dr. Michael Sanchez says the new Monarch Platform can mean earlier, more accurate detection of lung cancers and it can move in ways a human guiding a scope simply cannot.