Coronavirus vaccinations to begin in Baton Rouge Tuesday; health care workers to get themfirst
The first shots of the vaccine for the COVID-19 in Baton Rouge are set to be given Tuesday afternoon. Ochsner Health will be the first hospital system in the city to receive its doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday, according to Ochsner spokesman Daryl Cetnar. The first batch will have 975 doses, and injections to hospital staff will begin that afternoon, Cetnar said. Baton Rouge General is expected to receive its first shipment of the vaccine on Wednesday morning, and vaccinations will begin that same morning, Baton Rouge General spokeswoman Katie Johnston said. Our Lady o...
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