Vaccine vacancies - multiple providers short on people to give COVID-19 shot
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Updated: 6:14 PM CST Mar 8, 2021
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Updated: 6:14 PM CST Mar 8, 2021
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THE LTMC HEALTH OPENS ITS VACCINATION CLINIC HERE AGAIN TOMORROW AT 7. AM THERE ARE 1000 APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE, BUT THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM TELLS ME OVER 300 ARE STILL OPEN AND IT’S NOT JUST HERE THE FACEBOOK GROUP. NOLA VACCINE HUNTERS HAS BEEN POSTING ALL WEEKEND ABOUT A SUDDEN SURPLUS AND SUPPLY MORE SHOTS THAN PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM EVEN SO WALMART SHOPPERS LOCALLY ASKED AT CHECKOUT IF THEY WANT THE VACCINE WALMART CONFIRM. TODAY A QUOTE WILL NEVER LET A DOSE GO TO WASTE FERGIE LEWIS ISN’T IN THE STATE’S CURRENT VACCINE PRIORITY GROUP, BUT CALL THE MID-CITY URGENT CARE SUNDAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET A SHOT THAT COULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN TRASHED. I’M GLAD THAT I’M ONE LESS PERSON THAT NEEDS TO BE WORRIED ABOUT AND THEN IT JUST FEELS THAT THERE’S A LOT MORE. WELL THAT ARE BEING ABLE GET THE WASTE DOSES. SO THIS BEGS THE QUESTION, WHEN WILL THE STATE EXPAND ELIGIBILITY I POSED THAT QUESTION TO LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS OFFICE TODAY IN A STATEMENT. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE QUOTE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING VACCINE SUPPLY AND ALSO REACHED OUT TO LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THEY SAID ABOUT 48% OF THE CURRENT ELIGIBILITY GROUP HAS RECEIVED AT LEAST S