Staff vaccination rates at Louisiana nursing homes lag well behind residents
Staff vaccination rates at Louisiana nursing homes lag well behind residents © Provided by WDSU New Orleans Nursing Home Less than half of Louisiana's nursing home employees have completed the COVID-19 vaccine, raising concerns that the vulnerable population they serve could see a second tragic surge of illnesses and deaths. State health department data show only 15 of the 276 nursing homes in Louisiana have vaccination rates higher than 70%, widely considered the basement threshold for herd immunity. Sign up for our Newsletters The numbers are far more encouraging for nursing home residen...