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La. COVID-19 hospitalizations highest since April LA COVID-19 hospitalizations highest since April By Kaitlin Rust | December 29, 2020 at 9:15 PM CST - Updated December 30 at 3:01 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Right now, Louisiana state health officials say they’re seeing the most COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state since April. The most recent reports show 1,689 patients across the state, 218 of them are on ventilators. ”Although folks might not realize it, in terms of COVID, it’s actually is the most dangerous point in the whole pandemic for Louisiana right now,” Dr. Joseph Ka...

One removed from the cold storage, the vaccine vials must be placed into coolers amid bubble wrap and dry ice within three minutes, or they start to thaw, drastically reducing their shelf life. These coolers, photographed on December 14, 2020, will keep the vials cold during transport from Ochsner's Jefferson Highway campus.  STAFF PHOTO BY EMILY WOODRUFF

Frontline workers prepare for COVID-19 vaccine Medical professionals will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccine By Olivia Vidal | December 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 7:06 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Medical professionals are getting ready to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week. For some frontline workers, they say the vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel in ending the pandemic. Ecoee Rooney, a nurse of 21 years, and president of the Louisiana State Nurses Association said it’s been a tough year for nurses on the frontline. “In the beginning, w...