The Louisiana Department of Health announces 298 pharmacies and health care clinics will receive a limited amount of OVID-19 vaccines this week.
Thee providers including 150 chain pharmacies, 112 independent pharmacies, 19 federally qualified health centers, 3 rural health clinics, and an additional 14 healthcare sites in all 64 parishes of the state.
“While the state was able to resupply the majority of providers that received COVID vaccine doses last week, future distribution is dependent on vaccine made available to the state, among other factors. To stress, there is no guarantee that providers receiving vaccine this week will receive vaccine in the future,” the LDH said in a statement released Monday.
These vaccines will be available only for those in Phase 1B, Tier 1:
- Persons ages 70 years or older
- Outpatient clinic providers and clinic staff
- Urgent care clinic providers and staff
- Community care clinic providers and staff
- Behavioral health clinic providers and staffDialysis providers and clients
- Home health service providers, direct support workers and recipients including people with disabilities over 16
- Dental providers and staff
- Ambulatory care providers and staff, including members of coroner, autopsy, or mortuary teams.
- Students, residents, faculty and staff of allied health schools
LDH has published the list of participating providers, along with their locations and contact information, on its website: covidvaccine.la.gov.
