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Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine supply outpacing demand Health leaders focus on outreach as only a quarter of the state is fully vaccinated. Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine supply outpacing demand By Kaitlin Rust | April 26, 2021 at 10:07 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 10:16 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As supply outpaces demand, Louisiana has passed on some federal shipments of COVID-19 vaccines with only a quarter of the state fully vaccinated. The main focus now becomes targeted outreach for both state and local partners as Louisiana falls behind in vaccination rates the state once led in. Health off...

Kelly House says for months she suffered with debilitating symptoms, like headaches, fatigue and brain fog following a Covid-19 infection last July. "It really scared me because I was thinking is this something I am just going to have to deal with for the rest of my life," said House.

State to send COVID vaccine to primary care doctors as supply outpaces demand Sabrina Wilson © Provided by WVUE New Orleans A unidentified person gets a shot of COVID-19 vaccine. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Demand for COVID-19 vaccinations is lower than vaccine supply around New Orleans and now major health care systems are allowing people to get vaccines without appointments at many vaccination sites. And the Louisiana Department of Health will send vaccines to individual primary care doctors to help reach more people. In the state’s race to get more people vaccinated against t...

Gov. Edwards urges residents to get vaccinated; announces launch of statewide COVID-19 vaccine hotline Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at a news conference about COVID-19 on Thursday, April 8, 2021 in Baton Rouge, La. (Source: WAFB) By Nick Gremillion | April 8, 2021 at 11:15 AM CDT - Updated April 8 at 3:47 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards held a news conference Thursday, April 8 about the state’s continued fight against COVID the coronavirus and discuss the upcoming legislative session. RELATED: The governor urged residents who have not yet be...

The current tracking shows Hispanics are among the smallest group getting vaccinated. Author: Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Published: 7:03 PM CDT April 5, 2021 Updated: 7:09 PM CDT April 5, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — LCMC Health held “Hispanic Community Day” at the Morial Convention Center on Monday. While that may sound like a diversity education campaign, it’s actually part of the campaign to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19.  Doctors have been saying that the pandemic has been disproportionately affecting communities of color, b...