The Louisiana Department of Health has announced Monday that 618 vaccine providers statewide will have limited doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
Behavioral health providers and staff Urgent care clinic providers and staff Community care providers and staff Dental providers and staff Non-emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) providers and staff Professional home care providers (including hospice workers) and home care recipients (including older and younger people with disabilities over the age of 16 who receive community or home-based care, as well as clients of home health agencies) Interpreters and Support Service Providers (SSPs) working in community and clinic-based settings, and clients who are both deaf and blind Health-related support personnel (lab staff, mortuary staff who have contact with corpses, pharmacy staff)
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) said Monday the 618 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine this week.The health
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The Louisiana Department of Health will hold mass vaccination events across the state using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Vaccinations will be given Monday, March 16 at the Monroe Civic Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 750 doses available. The full list of statewide vaccination sites is available here. Additional dates will be announced as more vaccine becomes available. .this is a highly effective, safe vaccine and residents should get the first vaccine offered to them. Dr. Joseph Kanter
The first shipment of Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived in Louisiana this week and has been allocated to all nine public health regions according to population size.
The Louisiana Department of Health protects and promotes health and ensures access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana.