Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to announce today whether or not he will continue the mask mandate. Steven Procopio (pro-COH-pee-oh), Policy Director for the Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) says there’s more to putting COVID behind us than just heeding the Governor.
The governor’s press conference is at 3pm today.
Moderna released data claiming it’s COVID vaccine is both safe and effective for children ages 6 to 11. Dr. Danial Hsia (Shaw) who is overseeing a section of the Moderna trial in children at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center says side effects they’ve observed are comparable to those seen in adults, like muscle aches, fatigue, and low-grade fever.
The teacher shortage in Louisiana continues to worsen because there are fewer education students and teacher retirements are on their way up. Michael Faulk, who heads up the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, says he doesn’t see the teacher shortage problem being remedied anytime soon in Louisiana.
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Governor John Bel Edwards travels to Scotland this week for the international Race to Zero climate change summit put on by the United Nations. Edwards says the meeting will be important for his delegation as they compete to attract new investment in Louisiana related to climate change issues.
Cut 14 (13) “…in the country.”
Edwards is scheduled to leave for Scotland on Thursday for the summit that takes place Sunday through November 4th.