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Dr. G.E. Ghali discusses COVID-19 vaccinations at Galilee Baptist Church in Shreveport
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BATON ROUGE The Louisiana Department of Health on Wednesday announces the first Mass Vaccination Events using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“While COVID vaccine supply remains limited, we are excited to have enough vaccine to be able to begin holding Mass Vaccination Events this week across the state and give residents another way to access the vaccine,” said Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. “These events, while important, are just one piece of the larger puzzle that is our vaccine rollout. To ensure everyone has access to the vaccines, including our underserved communities, we know we need a mix of options hospitals, pharmacies, clinics and targeted community events.”
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Show Transcript WHEN WE COME BACK. CHRISTINA: LET’S GET YOU OUT TO JEFFERSON PARISH, WHERE VACCINATION EFFORTS CONTINUE RIGHT. A DRIVE-THRU SITE AT THE ALARIO CENTER IS ALL BOOKED UP. EVERY APPOINTMENT IS FILLED. HEATH ALLEN JOINS US FROM THE DRIVE-THRU WITH MORE ON WHO AND WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. HEATH? HEATH: WE ARE AT THE DRIVE-THRU OPERATION, THEY ARE GIVING UP THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE AT THIS LOCATION. THEY WILL BE GOING HERE PROBABLY THROUGH ABOUT 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. I WILL TELL YOU, THIS LOCATION PRETTY MUCH IS BOOKED. YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. WHAT ABOUT THE COMING DAYS? TOMORROW WE WILL BE BACK AT THE SHRINE ON AIRLINE WITH THE DRIVE-THRU AS WELL AS THE GOLDEN AGE CENTER. YOU NEED TO GO ONLINE AND MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS. SATURDAY, RIGHT BACK
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