coronavirus vaccine

Louisiana Hospitals Broaden Vaccination Effort As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rise

By & • Jan 6, 2021
Paula Burch / Tulane University

Louisiana hospitals are scrambling to immunize an ever-broadening pool of Louisianans eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, even as they struggle to keep up with the rising tide of COVID-19 patients.

As Pfizer Vaccine Nears FDA Approval, Edwards Talks Logistics For Distribution In Louisiana

By • Dec 11, 2020
Paul Braun / WRKF

Louisiana is “ready to go” once the federal government approves emergency use of the first coronavirus vaccine in the United States, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday.

Amid A Potential Third Wave Of COVID-19 In Louisiana, State Provides A Plan For Vaccine Distribution

By Bobbi-Jeanne Misick • Oct 26, 2020

As the country battles a third wave of COVID-19 cases, Louisiana has managed to keep its number of new infections relatively low. But with cases on the rise in neighboring Texas and Mississippi and in the northwestern corner of the state, Assistant Secretary of Public Health Dr. Joseph Kanter is worried that there could be another spike.

COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Paused, Experts Say That's A Good Thing

By editor • Oct 19, 2020

Last week as the nation watched COVID-19 infections climb for the third time in 2020, two pharmaceutical companies paused their clinical trials — one for a potential vaccine, another for a possible treatment.