BOSSIER CITY, La. By the end of Saturday, doctors hope to vaccinate another 4,000 people in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Long lines of cars are expected all day at the Brookshire s Grocery Arena in Bossier City. Thousands of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available at the Brookshire s Grocery Arena, due to a partnership with LSU Health and Ochsner LSU Health. To help, they ve called in hundreds of volunteers from the Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana National Guard and medical students from area universities. This is our time to shine in northwest Louisiana, said Dr. John Vanchiere, a professor of pediatrics and infectious disease at LSU Health Shreveport. At 9 o clock [a.m.], maybe a few minutes early, we re gonna start vaccinating.
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Shreveport medical students shave their heads in support of childhood cancer research Geaux Bald event (Source: Scott Pace) By Kaitlyn Gibson | March 4, 2021 at 12:15 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 11:00 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Two LSU Health Shreveport students and their partners have shaved their heads to raise money for childhood cancer research.
Ryan and Lauren Mackay, and Caitlin and Michael Meador are good friends that are joining together for a good cause.
All four of them shaved their heads on Friday, March 12, at Geaux Bald 2021 â LSU Health Shreveport, along with other participants, as a way to make money for the St. Baldrickâs Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants. While childhood cancer research does receive some government funding, it only covers four percent of the research budget.
LSU Health Shreveport resuming mass COVID-19 vaccination effort after week of winter weather Many people waited in long lines Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 to get their COVID-19 vaccine at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds in Shreveport. (Source: KSLA) By Rachael Thomas | February 22, 2021 at 10:15 AM CST - Updated February 22 at 10:15 AM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - LSU Health Shreveport is resuming its mass COVID-19 vaccination effort after a week of severe winter weather.
The list of those eligible has now expanded to include teachers, school support staff members, daycare workers, pregnant women, and those ages 55 to 64 with qualifying health conditions that put them at greater risk for severe illness associated with COVID-19. Those 55 to 64 must have at least one qualifying health condition. Qualifying conditions are listed on the Louisiana Department of Health’s website