COVID vaccine booster shots have been authorized for both the Moderna and Pfizer two-dose vaccines now and State Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch says a booster should be given six months or more after the second dose of your vaccine to provide additional protection.
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The booster is recommended for those 65 and older, or persons 18 and older with an underlying health condition or who work and/or live in a setting that puts them at greater risk.
Today is the DEA’s Drug Takeback event. Brian Singleton talks about the kind of prescription meds and one other thing that you’ll be able to turn in during the Drug Takeback event.
No illegal drugs will be accepted and that goes also for syringes and liquids. The Drug TakeBack takes place until two this afternoon. For a drop off location near year visit the website DEA.gov.
Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health Kim Hood says it’s going to take multiple conversations to change the mind of an individual who’s hesitant about the COVID vaccine and they are working on a person-by-person approach versus changing a demographic.
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The October breakdown of 43 states by the Kaiser Foundation indicates 49% of Whites are vaccinated in Louisiana, 51% of Blacks, 56% of Hispanics, and 84% of the Asian population are vaccinated.
Congressman Garret Graves is calling out the Biden Administration as gas prices continue to increase across the nation. Graves says it makes no sense with the President asking OPEC and other oil-exporting nations to increase production instead of here at home.
In terms of a resolution with the Biden Administration on energy production in general, Graves feels they are very far off because the administration is more focused on renewable energy at the moment.