The eligibility of the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding again in Louisiana.
Governor John Bel Edwards announced the expanded rules last week. They take effect on Monday, March 22.
The new requirements cover essential jobs, including workers in supermarkets, post offices and waste management.
Although many have complained about everything they lost in the past year, it seems that June DeVall could outdo anyone.
More than 1.5 million doses of vaccine have been administered in Louisiana. Nearly 600,000 people are fully vaccinated across the state.
The Louisiana Department of Health is expected to release updated vaccine numbers at noon on Monday.
Whoever wants to get the vaccine should schedule an appointment, either at a private pharmacy or through a mass vaccination event.
Click here for a list of upcoming mass vaccination events in Louisiana.
Below is a list of 652 vaccine providers who made an appointment this week, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Can’t see the PDF below? Click here.
Here is a complete list of the state’s coronavirus eligibility requirements on Monday, March 22.
The information is provided by the Louisiana Department of Health.
- People aged 65 and over
- High-risk medical conditions (over 18 years old or over 16 years old only for the Pfizer vaccine). To receive the vaccine, people with these underlying medical conditions must complete the Louisiana COVID-19 Vaccine Attestation Form (English | Spanish | Vietnamese) prior to their consultation:
- Asthma (moderate to severe)
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular disease (affects blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic liver disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Current smoker or ex-smoker
- Cystic fibrosis
- Down’s syndrome
- Heart problems, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
- Hypertension or high blood pressure
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) of solid organ transplantation
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) due to blood or bone marrow transplantation, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids or use of other drugs to weaken the immune system
- Overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25 or more, but less than 30)
- Obesity (BMI 30 or higher, but less than 40)
- Severe obesity (BMI 40 or higher)
- Pregnancy
- Pulmonary fibrosis (with damaged lung tissue or scarring)
- Serious neurological conditions, such as dementia
- Sickle cell anemia
- Thalassemia (a type of blood disorder)
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Eligibility by workforce category:
- Outpatient and outpatient providers and staff
- Behavioral health professionals and providers
- Community caregivers and staff
- Dental service providers and staff
- Dialysis providers and staff
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) providers and employees
- Urgent care clinic providers and staff
- Professional home care providers (including hospice employees), unpaid family caregivers and home care beneficiaries (including older and young people with disabilities over 16 receiving community or home care, as well as clients of home health agencies )
- American Sign Language (ASL) and foreign language interpreters and support service providers (SSPs) working in community and clinical settings, and deaf and blind customers
- Health-related support staff (laboratory staff, mortuary staff who have contact with cadavers, pharmacy staff)
- Allied student, resident and health care schools
- Police and other rescuers
- Louisiana Unified Command Group
- State legislators
- State and local COVID essential emergency response personnel
- Some election officials before the March and April elections
- Teachers and any other support staff working on the spot in elementary and high school or day care
- Any staff working in congregated facilities (prisons / jails, shelters, dormitories, rehabilitation / detox centers, group houses)
- All essential workers are now eligible (new as of March 22):
- bank tellers
- Child, youth and family service workers
- Clergy
- Construction workers
- Energy workers
- Food and agriculture workers
- Food service workers (restaurant), hotel workers and other hospitality workers
- Frontline government officials
- Grocery store workers
- Teachers / employees of higher education institutes
- IT and communications workers
- Judges, court officials, clerks and court officials, prosecutors and public defenders
- Manufacturing workers
- Media workers
- Postal workers
- Public and private security workers and emergency preparedness
- Public health workers
- Public safety engineers and other workers
- Transport workers, including river pilots
- Veterinarians and support staff
- Water and sewage workers
- Waste management workers