Edwards Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine
Governor John Bel Edwards made it official on Tuesday: anyone 16 to 64 with one or more health conditions defined by the CDC are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This also applies to staff of congregate living facilities.
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Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health was the single largest recipient of COVID-19 vaccine from Louisiana during the first nine weeks of distribution, with its facilities getting about 20 percent of all doses given out by the state, according to an analysis done by Louisiana Illuminator of data publicly released by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Ochsner facilities including pharmacies, hospitals, hospital partners, doctor’s offices and clinics received 142,345 of the 703,600 doses the state gave out in total from Dec. 15 through Feb. 12, according to the health department’s data.
Ochsner is likely the largest recipient of vaccine because it is also the largest health care provider in the state by far. It has facilities in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Shreveport, Lafayette and on the Northshore. It also partners with one of the hospital systems in Southwest Louisiana.