Restrictions will remain tighter than those of the state until after Mardi Gras
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Posted inHealth
After break, some Tulane professors worry about return to campus
Tulane resumed in-person classes this week, but even its extensive COVID response didn’t control outbreaks last semester.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans City Council approves new bike share agreement
The city is partnering with a new nonprofit, Blue Krewe, which will develop a bikeshare system by September
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans City Council committee gives preliminary approval to new bike share partnership
City Hall intends to partner with new nonprofit, Blue Krewe, to reestablish bike share program by September.
Posted inCoronavirus
After slow public rollout, officials describe path — and obstacles — to mass vaccinations
Tulane dean asks for volunteers to assist with yet-to-be-announced mass vaccination sites operated by the city of New Orleans. State officials are also discussing mass vaccination program. But the supply is still lacking.
Posted inCoronavirus
‘The phone’s been ringing since I got here’: Pharmacies report nonstop calls for vaccine appointments
On the first day of more widely available vaccines, limited slots run out almost immediately.
Posted inCoronavirus
More than 70 Louisiana hospitals have received vaccine doses, Edwards says
Due to ‘angel doses,’ state may have thousands more than initially reported.
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As COVID-19 numbers rise statewide, New Orleans will not add restrictions on bars
The city of New Orleans’ percent of positive tests fell just below the state threshold this week.
Posted inCoronavirus
‘There was this sense of relief’: Vaccinations begin in Louisiana
Nearly 40,000 doses are expected to arrive this week. Ochsner, VA Medical Center and LCMC have confirmed receiving shipments.
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Ochsner to receive more than 9,000 vaccine doses
The largest shipment is coming to New Orleans area.