DATA COMPILED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Health, Governor Edwards, and our local officials are responsible for coordinating the COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort in Louisiana. As your Member of Congress, I am working to ensure our state and local leaders have the resources they need to distribute vaccines as quickly as possible.
Additionally, I will be sending out this COVID-19 Vaccine Newsletter periodically to provide the most up-to-date information about the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in our community and where you can get a vaccine. Information included in this newsletter has been collected from the Louisiana Department of Health and various sources across the state.
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WHAT PHASE ARE WE IN?
Louisiana is in Phase 1B, Tier 1 of its distribution plan. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, limited amounts of COVID-19 vaccines are available at select locations only for:
- People 70 years of age or older in the community.
- Essential healthcare workers and nursing home residents and staff, dental providers and staff, students, residents, faculty and staff of allied health schools, and more.
- Beginning on February 8, 2021, people 65 years of age or older in the community, law enforcement and other first responders, state and local essential COVID emergency response personnel, and some elections staff are eligible.
For a complete list of who is eligible for a vaccine in Louisiana at this time, please click here.
WHERE CAN I GET MY VACCINE?
- Pharmacies and Clinics: Select pharmacies and clinics are offering the COVID vaccine BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
- Hospitals: Some local hospitals are offering the COVID vaccine BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
- Long-Term Care Facilities: Care facility staff and residents are eligible for the vaccine through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care (LTC) Program. Click here for more information.
- Veterans: Click here for information from the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the COVID-19 vaccine for eligible veterans.
CLICK HERE to find a full list of parish-by-parish vaccination locations. Louisiana residents can also call 211 to find a vaccine provider near them.
Patients must contact a participating location and make an appointment at the location. Patients who arrive without an appointment will not be vaccinated.
Please note, appointments do not have to be made to receive the second dose of the vaccine. Second doses are given at the same location a person receives their first dose and the appointment for the second dose will be made during the appointment for the first dose.
LOUISIANA COVID-19 VACCINE STATISTICS
Initiated Vaccine Series | Total Doses Administered | Completed Vaccine Series | Providers Enrolled |
404,007 | 534,985 | 130,978 | 1,956 |
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