The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered at Ochsner Medical Center, and nurses and other frontline healthcare workers received vaccinations starting at 9 am on Monday. Governor John Bill Edwards was present. “It’s a day we’ve been planning and preparing and praying for about 9 months, and of course, this is the beginning of the end (of the pandemic),” Edwards said. In its first week, Edwards said, Louisiana is expected to receive 39,000 doses of the vaccine and another 40,000 doses next week. It will start putting this epidemic in our rearview mirror, ”Edwards said.“ But until then, I urge everyone to follow mitigation measures. ”Edwards said the state will follow CDC recommendations and distribute the first doses to medical workers and populations at risk in places Elderly care. The general public is not expected to receive vaccinations until the spring or summer of next year. Macy Aucoin, an ICU nurse who works with COVID-19 patients, told WDSU that getting vaccinated is exciting, and O’Quinn said: “I feel like I’ll remember it.” Always. ”Hopefully the end is near. That’s really all we are looking forward to. I think that gives us a lot of hope. ”She also encouraged people to keep trying to stop the spread of the Coronavirus until society develops herd immunity.“ You’re trying to explain the seriousness of the situation. ”“ It’s difficult for people to understand when they are not there every day, ”Okwen said. . In the end, just being by the bedside day in and day out, we see what this virus can do to people. ”The LCMC expects to get its first doses of a vaccine on Tuesday. A health system spokesperson said the shots will be given to frontline workers at the University Medical Center first.
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given at Ochsner Medical Center.
Nurses and other frontline healthcare workers received vaccinations starting at 9 am on Monday.
Governor John Bill Edwards was present.
“It’s a day we have been planning and preparing and praying for about 9 months, and of course this is the beginning of the end (of the pandemic),” Edwards said.
Edwards said Louisiana in the first week is expected to receive 39,000 doses of the vaccine and another 40,000 doses next week.
Edwards said: “This is a wonderful day because eventually we will have enough people vaccinated with this safe and effective vaccine, so that we can start putting this epidemic in our rearview mirror.” “But until then, I urge everyone to follow the mitigation measures.”
The general population is not expected to receive the vaccines until the spring or summer of next year.
Missy Aucoin, an ICU nurse who works with COVID-19 patients, told WDSU that getting vaccinated is exciting.
“I feel like I’ll always remember her,” Okoin said. “Hopefully the end is near. That’s really all we’re looking forward to. I think it gives us a lot of hope.”
It also encouraged people to continue trying to stop the spread of the Coronavirus until the community develops herd immunity.
“You are trying to explain the gravity of the situation,” Okoin said. “It is difficult for people to understand when they are not in it every day. In the end, just being by the bedside day in and day out, we see what this virus can do to people.”
LCMC expects to receive its first doses of the vaccine on Tuesday. A health system spokesperson said the shots would be given to frontline workers at the University Medical Center first.
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