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SHREVEPORT, La. -- As the weeks have gone by and the guidelines increased for the amount of people who could get the COVID-19 vaccine in Shreveport and Bossier, there have been two men leading the charge to help a group often forgotten. "We've had a number of people have COVID and the whole house doesn't have to quarantine, just the individuals. We've been blessed to only have a couple spurts," said Larry Otwell, Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission executive director.  Dr. John Vanchiere At the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission, Otwell and his wife have helped a record amount of people find ...

Johnson & Johnson quality control issue might impact people’s trust in COVID-19 vaccines KSLA News 12′s Tayler Davis speaks with Dr. John Vanchiere about the problem and how it could affect those who are on the fence when it comes to getting vaccinated (Source: WIS) By Curtis Heyen and Tayler Davis | April 1, 2021 at 3:16 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 9:22 PM SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Johnson & Johnson announced late Wednesday that a batch of the drug giant’s COVID-19 vaccine can’t be used. The drug maker had to discard 15 million doses of its coronavirus vaccin...

LSU Health's Dr. John Vanchiere talks about the latest schedule for, and availability of, all three COVID vaccines in the Shreveport - Bossier City area.

BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Thousands now have their shot of the vaccine after the largest single-day vaccination effort in northwest Louisiana to date. Saturday's clinic at Brookshire's Grocery Arena was a partnership between LSU Health Shreveport and Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. They provided the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and those who turned out are considered fully vaccinated since it only requires one dose. "It's a great new tool in our toolbox to fight the pandemic," said Dr. John Vanchiere, a professor of pediatrics & infectious disease at LSU Health Shreveport. The lines started early Sat...

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 ...