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LDH News
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LDH operating monoclonal antibody community-based treatment sites in every region of Louisiana
Each site is open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with an ability to serve more than 150 patients daily per site.
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Programs and Services Amendments Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
Continues the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on June 24, 2020 which amended the provisions of Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code in order to adopt temporary measures to provide for the continuation of essential programs and services to ensure the health and welfare of the citizens of Louisiana.
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Programs and Services Amendments due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
Continues the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on March 19, 2020 which amended the provisions of Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code in order to adopt temporary measures to provide for the continuation of essential programs and services to ensure the health and welfare of the citizens of Louisiana.
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Emergency Telemedicine LAC 50:I.505
Continues the provisions of the March 16, 2020 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions governing coverage of telemedicine during a declared disaster.
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Abortion Facilities – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.4431
Continues the provisions of the December 3, 2016 and March 20, 2021 Emergency Rules which amended the provisions governing outpatient abortion facilities in order to comply with Acts 97, 563 and 593 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature which increased the time period for pre-operative services, mandated the distribution of printed information about services for pregnant women, and established provisions for the disposal of fetal remains.
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LDH confirms COVID-19 outbreak connected to wedding in Abbeville
The Louisiana Department of Health can confirm a COVID-19 outbreak connected to a recent wedding in Abbeville. The Department considers all attendees of this wedding to be exposed to COVID-19 and encourages all attendees to take public health precautions.
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Louisiana Department of Health confirms ninth pediatric death from COVID-19 in state's fourth surge
The child was between the ages of 12 and 17. No further information will be released on this death.
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Louisiana Department of Health confirms eighth pediatric death from COVID-19 in state's fourth surge
The child was between the ages of 0 and 4. No further information will be released on this death.
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Shot For 100 campaign expands to anyone in Louisiana who gets COVID vaccine
Patients must receive the vaccine at participating community-based sites as listed on ShotFor100.com. Anyone receiving their first shot is eligible and may only participate once.
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Gov. Edwards extends Louisiana's statewide indoor mask mandate for another month to further slow the spread of COVID-19 following the state's worst surge of the pandemic
"There is no doubt that our COVID-19 situation in Louisiana has improved since the peak of our fourth surge, which was largely driven by the Delta variant, and for that I am deeply grateful," said Gov. Edwards. "Even so, the amount of COVID in Louisiana is still incredibly high, at 243 cases for every 100,000 people, as it is disproportionately driven by transmission in those five to 18 years old.
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Louisiana Department of Health reports alarming increase in severe pregnancy outcomes amid fourth COVID surge
All 14 cases involved mothers who were unvaccinated, and resulted in 6 maternal deaths and 10 fetal deaths.
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LDH: Pfizer booster shots are now available to adults at increased risk, following new CDC guidance
Effective immediately, booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are available to adults at increased risk, following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).