The Louisiana Department of Health sets statewide school immunization requirements, but districts can request permission to include additional vaccines for their students. As of Tuesday, St. Tammany, Jefferson, St. Bernard and NOLA Public Schools have no plans to make that request.
City EMS operations lost almost 20 percent of budgeted staff this year.
The school district is offering $25 for an initial test, then $10 for subsequent tests.
Following full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, LDH has no timeline yet for adding COVID shots to the required vaccine list for K-12 schools.
District schools reported a dramatic spike in cases and hospitalizations this week.
The ultimate price tag largely depends on fire fighter pay increases, which could cost the city anywhere from $280,000 to $11.3 million a year.
The pursuit was part of Operation Golden Eagle.
Even after the vote, how the money is administered will still have to be worked out in an agreement between the Cantrell administration, the City Council and the French Quarter Management District.
Gusman reports 18 cases among detainees, 19 among staff and contractors at the New Orleans jail.
If approved, the policy would require about 200 people directly employed by the district to be fully vaccinated by the end of next month. Several charter school operators have already adopted similar policies for their employees.
