Westlake Library hosting vaccine clinic today
Westlake Library hosting vaccine clinic today By Madison Glaser | April 15, 2021 at 6:49 AM CDT - Updated April 15 at 9:20 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -The Westlake Library located 937 Mulberry Street is hosting a vaccine clinic with Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center.
They will be administering the moderna vaccine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..
At the event, they will have space for up to 120 people.
No information will be needed to attend the clinic and it is open to the anyone in the community interested in getting vaccinated.
Jacob Shei, Director of Health Interventions, says this is more than a vaccine site, it hopes to help educate people as well.
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Overdose deaths in Calcasieu Parish doubling in 2021
Overdose deaths in Calcasieu Parish doubling in 2021 By Rania Kaur | March 11, 2021 at 7:53 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 7:53 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - As of March 9, there have been 19 deaths in Calcasieu due to drug overdose in 2021.
With an average of two deaths per week, Charlie Hunter, Chief Investigator for the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office says the alarming increase of overdose deaths is due to the highly potent opioid fentanyl that’s beginning to be unknowingly laced with other common drugs.
“People that are taking these drugs are not knowing what exactly the contents of those drugs are, and unfortunately, they are getting fatal amounts of fentanyl. At most times, the use of Narcan and Naloxone cannot reverse the effects of the opioid.”