COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Phase 1A of Louisiana’s state vaccine plan is underway, covering frontline healthcare workers and nursing home and long-term care residents and staff. Vaccines will be available to the general public in spring or summer of 2021.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The CDC, as well as the Office of Public Health, have been proactively preparing for the introduction of this virus since it was first identified in China earlier this year.
If you have questions about coronavirus, please contact the Louisiana 211 Network by dialing dial 211. Or, text the keyword LACOVID to 898-211 for the most current information about the outbreak as it becomes available.
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Sanitarians provide inspection services for stores, restaurants and other establishments across Louisiana. View restaurant inspection reports and find out how to contact your local sanitarian about health inspections.
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Recent News
January 19, 2021
Those eligible to volunteer include retired physicians and osteopaths,
nurses, pharmacists, dentists, paramedics and emergency medical technicians, and physician's assistants. Volunteers will help provide vaccines when they become more widely available to the public in late spring or summer.
January 18, 2021
This week, 298 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine.
January 15, 2021
All Louisianans need to take precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones from this dangerous surge of COVID-19: avoid gatherings of individuals not part of your households, work from home remotely when possible, wear a mask, practice social distancing and good hand hygiene, and stay home if sick.
January 15, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the state will receive 29,250 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and 28,900 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the course of next week.
January 12, 2021
Gov. John Bel Edwards extended his modified Phase 2 order, keeping COVID mitigation measures in place for another 28 days, and strongly recommended that all businesses in Louisiana move to remote work for as many employees as possible, as COVID cases and hospitalizations surge in Louisiana. The Governor's statewide mask mandate also stays in place.
January 11, 2021
This week, 209 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine.
January 09, 2021
January 05, 2021
Reminder: LDH cannot make appointments at participating pharmacies for eligible residents. LDH has published the list of participating pharmacies, along with their locations and contact information, on its website. Eligible residents must contact a participating pharmacy and make an appointment at the pharmacy.
January 04, 2021
Starting today, Louisiana will begin receiving the first very limited doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine that will be available at 107 pharmacies across the state.