Losing the support is anticipated to reduce city’s daily testing capacity by several hundred.
Meanwhile, the city is bracing to lose National Guard testing support
Metro New Orleans testing and treatment hub reports that its tests are down nearly 90 percent from an average year.
Mass vaccination will act as a dry run for a COVID-19 vaccine distribution, an LDH official told The Lens.
The draft is under review by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office. It is due to the CDC this month.
A guide to finding and getting a test in New Orleans.
In one case, employees of a New Orleans nonprofit say they have not been allowed to work from home after potential exposure. And a complaint to LDH over the summer went nowhere.
Students who spoke to The Lens reported little oversight from the university after opting to stay in an off-campus vacation rental.
Emergency use authorization can create an ethical dilemma for doctors interested in advancing science, but wanting to treat severely ill patients.
In Orleans Parish, judges have eliminated confusion with a blanket halt on evictions. But other parishes have not taken the same step.