3,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive at UMC Tuesday (Source: WVUE) By Rilwan Balogun | December 15, 2020 at 8:05 AM CST - Updated December 15 at 2:38 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Healthcare workers at University Medical Center are currently receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
The president of LCMC Health is calling today a historic day and is thanking the frontline workers who have stepped up to receive the vaccine.
The very first person immunized, Kim Alvarez, works in environmental services.
After receiving the vaccine, staff at the hospitalâs dietary services department, nurses in the emergency room, New Orleans Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno and Dr. Joseph Kanter with the Louisiana Department of Health were all vaccinated.
The beginning of the end | Louisiana administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine | Coronavirus livingstonparishnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livingstonparishnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
First COVID Vaccine Administered in Louisiana
The first COVID-19 vaccine for the state was administered this morning at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. Dr. Leonardo Seoane, a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician who also oversaw clinical trials of the Pfizer vaccine was the first to be inoculated on this historic day.
“As a Cuban-American and a first-generation immigrant of this country it’s really an honor and privilege to be part of the solution for something that we know has been so impactful for the Hispanic community,” said Seoane.
According to the CDC, Blacks, American Indians, and Latinos are 2.7 times more likely to die from COVID compared to whites.