Teachers scheduled for vaccine shot in EBR, some may get in this week
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BATON ROUGE – A new batch of eligible recipients are among the many waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting Monday, teachers, staff and daycare workers are eligible for the shot. Those administering them, however, say the process will be more like a marathon than a sprint.
“We have it open so that anyone who signs up and is willing will be first come, first scheduled,” said Kristen Gradney, the senior director of operations with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Centers in Schools.
COVID vaccine efforts ramp up; teachers among 1.5 million Louisianans now eligible for shots
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BATON ROUGE - Though a recent winter storm threatened a brief delay in the delivery of COVID-1 vaccinations to Louisiana, the state is already back on track in moving forward with its vaccination process.
Officials have expanded vaccine eligibility to include teachers, pregnant women, non-emergency medical transportation providers as well as staff, and residents between the ages of 55-65 with one or more health conditions.
This means that more than 1.5 million of Louisiana s 4.6 million residents are now approved to receive the potentially life-saving COVID-19 vaccination.
EBRPSS releases vaccine appointment request form info
EBR and Livingston Parish teachers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine By WAFB Staff | February 19, 2021 at 1:23 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 5:17 PM
The following information is from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS), in coordination with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Centers in Schools (HCS), has opened its COVID-19 vaccination appointment request form on Friday, February 19, to include educators and school staff as part of the eligible vaccine groups.
EBRPSS employees who wish to receive the vaccination will be able to request a vaccine appointment by visiting fmolhs.org/COVID19Vaccine and completing the appropriate information in the COVID-19 Vaccine Survey section. Once employees submit their request, HCS schedulers will begin contacting employees to schedule their appointments beginning Monday, February 22. Vaccines will be
BATON ROUGE - The COVID-19 vaccination appointment request forms for educators and school staff opened on Friday.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Centers in Schools (HCS) have worked together on the initiative as educators and school staff are now part of the eligible vaccine groups.
EBRPSS employees who wish to receive the vaccination will be able to request a vaccine appointment by clicking here.
Once employees submit their request, HCS schedulers will begin contacting employees to schedule their appointments. That process will begin on Monday, Feb. 22.
Vaccines will be distributed at one of Our Lady of the Lake s three vaccine locations.
“We are deeply grateful to Governor Edwards and our local health partners for their commitment to providing vaccines to educators,” Dr. Sito Narcisse said, EBRPSS Superintendent. “I am hopeful that this effort will mark a return to normalcy for our schools, staff and families.”
“Our H