BATON ROUGE - Louisiana administered 54,458 doses of the COVID vaccine in the past several days.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, 1,614,090 people across the state have received at least their first dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The state says 1,428,799 people have been fully vaccinated. That s more than 29 percent of the state s population.
As of Monday, 2,938,910 total doses have been administered in Louisiana.
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The European Covid-19 certificate: A user s guide
Saturday May 22 2021
Starting July 01, European Union (EU) member states will be asked to allow entry to travellers who have received the required doses of one of the four approved Covid-19 vaccines. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY
Summary
The certificate will demonstrate whether a bearer has been vaccinated against Covid-19, has been recently tested or has acquired immunity from previously contracting the disease and recovering.
Travellers with a Covid certificate will no longer have to remain in quarantine once they arrive in another EU member state, but exceptions are possible.
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It has been through a series of name changes and much scientific and political discussion, but the EU digital Covid certificate comes into use on July 1.
Tampa police seek city council approval of new gun detection software contract
The new tech is used by Tampa police to locate shootings and gun crime.
and last updated 2021-05-19 17:40:51-04
TAMPA, Fla. â On Wednesday, Tampa City Council will decide if Tampa police can continue their contractual agreement with a gunshot detection company.
ABC Action News first told you about TPD s decision to install ShotSpotter sensors around town back in December 2018. ShotSpotter went live in the city in late June 2019.
The company boasts alerting departments about gunfire within 60 seconds of the shots and will pinpoint them within 75 feet. In City Council documents, TPD called the purchase excellent thus far.
Two AstraZeneca COVID shots 90% effective - UK real-world analysis Published: 8:08 PM, May 20, 2021
A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi on May 17, 2021. / AFP / Nhac NGUYEN SHARE
LONDON: Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is around 85% to 90% effective against symptomatic disease, Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday, citing an analysis of real-world data from the rollout of the shot.
Britain has suffered one of the worst death tolls globally from the pandemic, but has also had one of the fastest rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines, generating a lot of data about the use of the shots in real world settings.