Winter storm leads to rescheduled vaccine appointments & delays
VIDEO: Covid Vaccine Delays
By Ashley Joseph | February 19, 2021 at 6:10 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 7:24 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Across the state, the winter weather has unfortunately led to widespread delays of the COVID-19 vaccine.
However, it hasnât caused a major impact in Southwest Louisiana. A number of local hospitals had already rescheduled vaccine appointments last week in anticipation of this weekâs ice storm.
Though, the weather has impacted some local outpatient providers like Walmart.
âWe want to try and get the people that are scheduled their vaccine on tomorrow [Friday], but we want to do it in a way thatâs safe and provides the correct environment for our patients,â CHRISTUS Ochsner SWLA Clinic Operations VP Lance Armentor.