Month: January 2021

All 64 Louisiana parishes will have limited doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week. A total of 209 vaccine providers across the state will receive the doses. These 209 providers – including 87 chain pharmacies, 93 independent pharmacies, 20 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and nine health care sites – represent all nine public health regions and 64 parishes of the state, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. This is an increase of 102 providers that eligible residents can access since last week, according to LDH. While the state was able to resupply the initial 107 pharmacies that received COVID-19 vaccine doses last week, the health department said future distribution is dependent on vaccine made available to the state, among other factors. These vaccines will...

In the first major expansion of the vaccine eligibility list, Los Angeles County announced on Monday that all healthcare industry workers can now receive vaccinations, including staffers at urgent and primary care clinics, research laboratories, pharmacies and dentist offices. The announcement follows last week’s guidance from the state and opens up the eligibility list from the highest priority group. That pool includes healthcare workers in hospitals and nursing homes that deal directly with infected or high-risk patients. Officials expanded the list to speed up the vaccine rollout and ensure that leftover vaccine doses are not wasted. By the end of the month, the county plans to vaccinate 500,000 more healthcare workers. To handle the surge, officials this week announced five addit...

Kansas City metro area health officials are grappling with how to handle continuing case count increases after reopening businesses more than four months ago. What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 247,502 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 3,255 deaths since the outbreak started. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday there have been 424,986 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 5,951 deaths.MONDAY12:30 p.m. -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an increase of 5,180 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its first update since Friday, pushing the statewide...

Woman, 73, died Saturday at St. Charles Bend, had underlying conditions PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed 10 more lives in Oregon, including Jefferson County's 21st death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,613, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday. OHA also reported 939 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state's total to 126,607. Vaccinations in Oregon On Monday, 7,585 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state's immunization registry. Of this total, 5,422 vaccine doses were administered on Sunday and 2,163 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Sunday. Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 104,595 first and sec...

Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A total of 2,124 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19, after 93 new cases were reported today.  Humboldt County Public Health and Emergency Operations Center staff are in the process of scheduling vaccinations for all remaining Phase 1A health care providers. Health Officer Dr. Ian Hoffman said that while implementing early phases of vaccine distribution has presented challenges, the county is making steady progress. “We are continuing to build relationships with providers and strengthen existing relationships with others to get this vaccine out to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible,” he said.  Dr. Hoffman went on to say those who are in Phase 1A and work in health care practices or ...