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/ A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. March 4, 2020. Thousands of children have received one shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, one week after the state opened up vaccinations to kids aged 12 to 15. Gov. John Bel Edwards said 5,275 children in that demographic have had a vaccine shot to date. There have been 50,041 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths among children 17 years and younger in Louisiana since the coronavirus pandemic broke out last spring. “It is clear the Pfizer vaccine in individuals 12 to 15 is safe, effective, and it really protects not just that child, but the family as well,” said Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer. ....
Thousands of children have received one shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, one week after the state opened up vaccinations to kids aged 12 to 15. Gov. John ....
Dispelling myths and easing fears about COVID-19 vaccines Myths and misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines grew so rampant on social media and on the web that many people have declined or postponed getting vaccinated. The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 continues to spread, although less quickly as a few weeks ago. It’s still a potentially deadly illness that can cause debilitating symptoms that persist many months after patients recover from the initial infection. All of which makes the facts about the vaccine and its risks crucial in the nationwide effort to fight the pandemic and keep it from taking many more lives. ....
How the Coronavirus vaccine works, and why immunized people still need to âmask upâ How the Coronavirus vaccine works, and why immunized people still need to âmask upâ By Matt Houston | December 16, 2020 at 7:09 PM CST - Updated December 17 at 6:52 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Though it will be months before anyone who wants a vaccine can get a shot, doctors are already telling patients theyâll need to continue wearing a mask after theyâve been immunized. The COVID-19 inoculation is a relatively new type of vaccine, containing a genetic instructor, called mRNA, that teaches the body how to produce proteins that look like the coronavirus. ....