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Update: COVID-19 Vaccine
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| Thursday, Feb. 18th at 3:18 PM | Thursday, Mar. 11th at 10:31 AM |
Phone: 446-7606
Email: grants@ci.thibodaux.la.us
Governor John Bel Edwards just announced an expansion of
vaccine availability that will take effect On Monday, February 22, 2021.
Here is the Information:
Expansion of COVID-19 vaccine
eligibility criteria in Louisiana to include school and daycare teachers and
support staff, adults aged 55-64 with high-risk medical conditions, and
pregnant persons. The State of Louisiana is announcing an expansion of the
criteria for Phase 1b, Tier 1 of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. This
expansion, effective Monday, February 22, includes all persons previously available
in Phases 1a and 1b, Tier 1 and expands Phase 1b, Tier 1 to include:
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Teachers and any other support staff working
onsite in K-12 schools or daycares
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Teachers and staff actively working onsite
should bring their employee badge or paystub
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Individuals aged 55-64 with at least one of
the conditions listed by the CDC as placing them at an “increased risk of
severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19.” The CDC list of conditions
can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html.
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Cancer
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Chronic kidney disease
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COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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Down Syndrome
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Heart conditions, such as heart failure,
coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
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Immunocompromised state (weakened immune
system) from solid organ transplant
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Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30kg/m2 or
higher but < 40kg/m2)
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Severe obesity (BMIC >40kg/m2)
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Sickle Cell Disease
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Smoking
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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All pregnant persons, regardless of age
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Providers/staff of Nonemergency Medical
Transportation Services (NEMT), to be added to the currently eligible
“ambulatory and outpatient providers and staff” category