Some surgeries, organ transplants delayed due to blood shortage
With schools out, plenty of bad weather recently and people looking to get surgeries and procedures done that they ve put off during the pandemic, the need is high. Author: Meg Farris (WWL) Updated: 5:52 PM CDT May 24, 2021
NEW ORLEANS The Blood Center and local doctors are asking for urgent help.
They say with schools out, and the recent stretch of stormy weather, there s a severe blood shortage. On top of that, people are now having the surgery they postponed during the pandemic, and that all adds up to a call for donors.
/ A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. March 4, 2020.
Thousands of children have received one shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, one week after the state opened up vaccinations to kids aged 12 to 15.
Gov. John Bel Edwards said 5,275 children in that demographic have had a vaccine shot to date. There have been 50,041 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths among children 17 years and younger in Louisiana since the coronavirus pandemic broke out last spring.
“It is clear the Pfizer vaccine in individuals 12 to 15 is safe, effective, and it really protects not just that child, but the family as well,” said Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer.
Thousands of children have received one shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, one week after the state opened up vaccinations to kids aged 12 to 15. Gov. John
CDC: Fully vaccinated people no longer required to wear masks in certain settings
According to the CDC, those folks no longer need to wear masks or socially distance when outside or in most indoor settings, regardless of crowd size. Author: Mike McDaniel / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:35 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 10:35 PM CDT May 13, 2021
NEW ORLEANS For much of the pandemic, they were the best protection from spreading COVID-19, but with vaccines now leading that fight, masks aren’t as essential, at least not for folks who are fully vaccinated.
“If you are fully vaccinated you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
Community COVID-19 vaccine event giving away one pound of crawfish for every dose received
Propeller and the City of New Orleans are joining forces to give out a pound of free crawfish to anyone who shows up to get vaccinated. Share Updated: 7:16 AM CDT May 13, 2021 Gabbii King
Community COVID-19 vaccine event giving away one pound of crawfish for every dose received
Propeller and the City of New Orleans are joining forces to give out a pound of free crawfish to anyone who shows up to get vaccinated. Share Updated: 7:16 AM CDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript RANDI: FREE CRAWFISH, DID I GET YOUR ATTENTION? AND TODAY, YOU CAN GET A POUND OF CRAWFISH TO GO WITH YOUR COVID-19 SHOT AS THE CITY PARTNERS WITH PROPELLER INCUBATOR FOR A VACCINATION EVENT. IT STARTS TODAY AT 4:00 AT THE ADDRESS RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN 4035 WASHINGTON AVENUE. IT’S JUST ANOTHER FUN AND CREATIVE WAY TO ENCOURAGE MANY NEIGHBORS IN THE GERT TOWN