BATON ROUGE – All older adults and teenagers in Louisiana will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine on Monday (March 29).
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Widespread availability is perhaps the most significant development in the COVID pandemic in Louisiana since the state closed a few days more than a year ago. Most Louisianans were already eligible for a vaccine after the state expanded access to essential jobs that most Louisianans occupy – positions as restaurant workers, bartenders for people in construction, manufacturing and university personnel.
Vaccines for people over 16 will be available from Monday, March 29. Local pharmacies informed WBRZ on Wednesday (March 24) that they were already planning for greater availability. Broadcast WBRZ news here all day to watch the latest breaking news.
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By the end of April, more than 1 million people in Louisiana will have completed their vaccines. It takes 14 days after the second dose of the two-dose regimen or 14 days from the single dose vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated.
The outlook for the United States’ COVID is improving, federal health experts projected on Wednesday, as more Americans qualify and are vaccinated against the coronavirus. Click here to read more.
As soon as the vaccination schedule is started, patients receive a COVID vaccination card; Click HERE to learn more about what to do with the card.