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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 r...
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 r...
December 13, 2020 GMT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Coronavirus infections among Louisiana’s nursing home residents are rising to levels not seen since an earlier outbreak peak over the summer, a threatening trend that comes as the facilities could be only weeks away from receiving the first doses of a vaccine. Nursing homes reported more than 400 new cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus among residents in the past week, The Advocate reports, the most since mid-August. Similarly, the 365 new infections reported among nursing home staff was the highest since August. Employees are c...