COVID vaccine to be distributed to Louisiana nursing homes before end of year
COVID vaccines will soon be distributed to Louisiana nursing homes By Cinnamon Cornell | December 18, 2020 at 9:39 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 9:39 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Food and Drug Administration, on Friday, authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use.
This week, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced state nursing home residents are next in line for COVID-19 vaccines. Gov. Edwards said Louisiana will begin administering the vaccine before the end of the year.
COVID-19 has impacted millions of Americans but some of the hardest hit are those in nursing homes. Now that a vaccine is on the way, local facilities are awaiting its arrival.