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Region 1 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of March 15-19
The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Region 1 for the week of March 15-19, 2021 is listed below. Region 1 includes the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines. Vaccines are by appointment only for anyone meeting eligibility criteria.
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Health Department: 628 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week
Effective Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the State of Louisiana has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to include people who have health conditions that may result in a higher risk of disease.
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State Health Department further relaxes nursing home, adult residential care facility visitation guidance
Effective today, the Louisiana Department of Health is instructing all nursing and adult residential care facilities to follow the guidance issued this week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) further relaxing visitation policies in congregate facilities.
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Programs and Services Amendments Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
Continues the provisions of the April 8, 2020, October 19, 2020, and December 10, 2020 Emergency Rules which amend Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code throughout the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration.
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Health Department: 618 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week
These providers include 258 chain pharmacies (including 123 Walmarts, 14 Sam's Club and 64 CVS locations from retail pharmacy program), 151 independent pharmacies, 67 hospitals, 41 public health providers, 27 urgent cares, 34 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), 21 medical practices, 8 rural health clinics (RHCs) and 11 other healthcare providers.
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Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of March 8-13
The more contagious U.K. variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Louisiana, and all Louisianans need to take precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones.
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RFI: COVID Communications & Community Engagement
This RFI is issued for the purpose of gathering information from marketing/PR firms, community organizations, photographers, videographers, artists/illustrators, storytellers, website design specialists, marketing/PR firms, and firms with canvassing and phone/text banking experience/expertise (including data analytics/targeting), and organizations/firms with experience/expertise in conducting rapid research especially in underserved communities to help the State (1) continue to raise awareness about COVID-19, its negative impacts and the everyday actions and residents should take to protect themselves and their loved ones, and (2) build awareness, knowledge and trust in the COVID-19 vaccines-particularly among those who have been underserved historically and affected the most by the coronavirus.
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Louisiana Department of Health announces first Mass Vaccination Events with one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine
OPH Regional Medical Directors worked with community partners and the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) to organize events that start this week and go into next week - a mix of Mass Vaccination Events, large-scale community events, and targeted clinics for teachers who are now eligible.
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After weeks of improvement in COVID hospitalizations and case counts, Louisiana will move to Phase 3, statewide mask mandate will continue
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that Louisiana will move forward to Phase 3. This will bring most COVID restrictions back to where they were last September. Louisiana's statewide mask mandate, which has been in place since last July, will remain in place.
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CDC recommends the first one-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use
Louisiana expects its confirmed allotment of 37,900 doses of the one-shot, easier-to-use Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be delivered sometime this week.
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Health Department: 562 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week
These providers include 181 chain pharmacies (including 115 Walmart/Sam's Club and 7 CVS from retail pharmacy program), 161 independent pharmacies, 61 hospitals, 50 public health providers, 28 urgent cares, 22 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), 22 medical practices, 13 rural health clinics (RHCs) and 22 other healthcare providers.
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Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of March 1-6
The more contagious U.K. variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Louisiana, and all Louisianans need to take precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones.