State health officials went before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee to give a COVID-19 update as the number of cases in Louisiana rises to six. The virus is shuttering schools around the world, but State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry says kids seem to handle to virus well, and there’s risks in sending them home…
Guidry says unless teachers begin to fall ill, or large numbers of students are infected, schools should maybe stay open.
While the focus of many may be on coronavirus, Louisiana is still dealing with an intense flu season. Assistant state health officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says the seasonal flu should still not be taken lightly as it can be devastating for both younger and older people.
Some of the biggest festivals in the nation are getting canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival which, takes place over the course of ten days and welcomes around 400,000 visitors each year is still on. State Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch says COVID-19 is not going to spread well in an open-air environment, but…
Houma Representative Beryl Amedee files a series of vaccine-related bills as the Capitol copes with the coronavirus. One of the bills requires healthcare workers to explain the side effects of vaccines and another would prevent employers from requiring vaccines. Amedee says she is not sure whether or not the spread of COVID-19 will help or hurt her cause, but…
The state has seen six coronavirus cases so far, all in the New Orleans area.