Governor Edwards says the state’s move back into a modified Phase Two should persuade people against gathering with others outside their household for the holidays. Edwards says the holidays are here, but holiday parties are a recipe for disaster right now.
The Louisiana Health Department expects to begin receiving the first COVID vaccine by mid-December. Stacy Hall, Director of the Office of Public Health Immunization Program says they are waiting on guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on who gets vaccinated first. Hall predicts that the public will then be able to receive COVID vaccinations by mid-2021.
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Hall says healthcare personnel and those most likely to die from COVID will be among the first to be vaccinated.
It’s time to start defrosting that frozen turkey if you want it ready for baking or frying tomorrow. Before you start to defrost that bird, Ag Commissioner Mike Strain wants you to know that they can be covered in salmonella, and washing your bird can spread those germs up to three feet from the sink.
Today is typically the one busiest travel days of the year however AAA projects 50-million Americans will travel for Thanksgiving this year a drop from 55 million last year. Louisiana AAA spokesperson Don Redman says if you are traveling by air, even with estimated travel down by 50-percent for airlines this year don’t expect to have an empty seat beside you to stretch out.
Redmond also reminds travelers to check what restrictions are in place for your intended destination COVID-wise.