A handful of Walgreen s pharmacists spent Martin Luther King Day administering COVID-19 vaccines to eager nursing home residents at Capital Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Louisiana nursing homes expected to start receiving coronavirus vaccines this week (Source: WTVM) By Chris Rosato | December 27, 2020 at 4:35 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 5:02 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There’s a new sign of hope for the people across Louisiana who the coronavirus has impacted the most.
“We see this vaccine as just another way we can combat this virus,” said Brandee Patrick, a spokeswoman for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
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Starting Monday, residents and staff of nursing homes and long-term care facilities will get the opportunity to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
“We’re so thankful and grateful that Governor Edwards saw to make our receipt of these vaccines a priority for our five veterans’ homes,” said Patrick.
Ollie Steele Burden Manor resident Louise McGarrahan Smith, 96, bottom, smiles as looks out from the window of her room, talking with her loved ones including daughter Cindy Shepard, and sons Rod Smith, left, and Dennis Smith, right, reflected in the window, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The chats through closed windows help residents to still have some contact with their loved ones, despite nursing home lockdowns that have been going on for many weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
STAFF PHOTO BY TRAVIS SPRADLING
Louisiana nursing homes expected to start receiving coronavirus vaccines this week (Source: WTVM) By Chris Rosato | December 27, 2020 at 4:35 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 5:02 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There’s a new sign of hope for the people across Louisiana who the coronavirus has impacted the most.
“We see this vaccine as just another way we can combat this virus,” said Brandee Patrick, a spokeswoman for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
RELATED:
Starting Monday, residents and staff of nursing homes and long-term care facilities will get the opportunity to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
“We’re so thankful and grateful that Governor Edwards saw to make our receipt of these vaccines a priority for our five veterans’ homes,” said Patrick.