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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards tomorrow. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts this evening, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
2021 Health Alert Network Messages
- Health Alert Network Message 21-84: Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets) EUA and Availability
- Health Alert Network Message 21-83: Updated CDC Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
- Health Alert Network Message 21-82: 16-and-17-Year-Olds Now Eligible for a Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
- Health Alert Network Message 21-81: B.1.1.529 (Omicron) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Message for Laboratories
- Health Alert Network Message 21-80: WHO Classifies the COVID19 Omicron Variant
- Health Alert Network Message 21-79: Memo Regarding All Individuals 18 and Over Being Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
- Health Alert Network Message 21-78: CDC Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years
- Health Alert Network Message 21-77: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Puncture Limit
- Alert Network Message 21-76: CDC Recommendation for Booster Shots for Some Fully Vaccinated People
- Health Alert Network Message 21-75: Memo on Pre-ordering Pfizer Pediatric Vaccines and a Pfizer Pediatric Doses One-Pager
- Health Alert Network Message 21-74: Louisiana Department of Health Reporting Surge of Fatal Drug Overdoses
- Health Alert Network Message 21-73: COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant People to Prevent Serious Illness, Deaths, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes from COVID-19
- Health Alert Network Message 21-72: Louisiana Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Recommendations
- Health Alert Network Message 21-71: Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan
- Health Alert Network Message 21-70: Clarification of Individuals Eligible for a Booster (Third Dose) of COVID Vaccine in Louisiana
- Health Alert Network Message 21-69: New Sites Added for Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Treatments
- Health Alert Network Message 21-68: Reminder to Healthcare Providers of Existing Guidance Regarding Isolation, Quarantine, and Post-exposure Testing Recommendations for K-12 Students
- Health Alert Network Message 21-67: Generator Use Safety
- Health Alert Network Message 21-66: Post-Storm Vaccine Wastage and New Vaccine Orders
- Health Alert Network Message 21-65: Flood Water Safety and Generator Safety Information
- Health Alert Network Message 21-64: Vaccine Providers Extreme Weather Preparedness
- Health Alert Network Message 21-62: FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine
- Health Alert Network Message 21-61: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Again Available for Ordering and Pfizer Minimum Direct Shipment Size Increased
- Health Alert Network Message 21-60: Request for Louisiana’s Long-Term Care Facilities’ (LTCF) Plans for Onsite Third Dose COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Health Alert Network Message 21-59: Hold on Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering & Information on COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
- Health Alert Network Message 21-58: Additional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
- Health Alert Network Message 21-57: Recommendation Against the Use of Corticosteroids to Treat Outpatients with COVID-19 and Recommendations for Vaccination of Persons with Known or Previous COVID-19 Infection
- Health Alert Network Message 21-56: Viral Transport Media (VTM) and Swabs Available from Office of Public Health (OPH)
- Health Alert Network Message 21-55: Temporary Statewide Mask Mandate Guidance for All Business Types
- Health Alert Network Message 21-54: COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Ordering Updates
- Health Alert Network Message 21-53: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Products
- Health Alert Network Message 21-52: New Recommendations for Masking and Testing Due to an Alarming Increase in COVID-19 Cases
- Health Alert Network Message 21-51: Substantial Increases in COVID-19 Transmission throughout Louisiana
- Health Alert Network Message 21-50: Information on Social Distancing for Faith-Based Communities and Organizations
- Health Alert Network Message 21-49: Recommendations on Continuing to Vaccinate Adolescents Against COVID-19
- Health Alert Network Message 21-48: Expiration Dates of Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Tests Extended to 12 Months
- Health Alert Network Message 21-47: Extension of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Shelf Life
- Health Alert Network Message 21-46: COVID-19 Vaccine Pediatric Toolkit for Providers
- Health Alert Network Message 21-45: Clinical Considerations of Myocarditis & Pericarditis After Receipt of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Among Adolescents & Young Adults
- Health Alert Network Message 21-44: One-Time COVID-19 Provider Vaccine Return Procedure
- Health Alert Network Message 21- 43: Updates on COVID-19 Vaccine Administration, Presentation, Ordering, and Enrollment
- Health Alert Network Message 21- 42: State Health Officer Releases Emergency Order on Medical and Surgical Procedures; Dental Visits, Procedures, and Surgeries; and Other Healthcare Services
- Health Alert Network Message 21-41: Reports of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Occurring After COVID-19 Vaccination With Either the Pfizer or Moderna Vaccines
- Health Alert Network Message 21-40: FDA Authorizes Refrigerator Storage of Thawed, Undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Up to 1 Month, Making Vaccine More Widely Available
- Health Alert Network Message 21-39: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA and CDC Authorize Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents aged 12 -15
- Parental/Guardian Consent & Screening Form: English | Japanese | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Health Alert Network Message 21-38: Provider Ordering of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine In LINKS
- Health Alert Network Message 21-37: FDA & CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Use
- Health Alert Network Message 21-36: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Considerations Update
- Health Alert Network Message 21-35: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 Vaccine Pause Update, ASH & CDC Resources & Webinars, & Clinician Recommendations
- Health Alert Network Message 21-34: Recommendations for Clinicians & the Public Regarding the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
- Health Alert Network Message 21-33: Immediate Pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
- Health Alert Network Message 21-32: Provider Ordering of COVID-19 Vaccine In LINKS
- Health Alert Network Message 21-31: Availability and Provision of COVID-19 Vaccine in Ambulatory Medical Clinics
- Health Alert Network Message 21-30: Louisiana Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to All Individuals 18 and Up or 16 and Up for Pfizer Products
- Health Alert Network Message 21-29: Louisiana Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to Phase 1b, Tier 2, All Essential Workers Are Now Eligible
- Health Alert Network Message 21-28: Updated COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance
- Health Alert Network Message 21-27: REVISED MESSAGE COVID19 Testing Supplies (VTM & BinaxNow) Available from the Office of Public Health (OPH)
- Health Alert Network Message 21-26: Emergency Order - Facility Visitation
- Health Alert Network Message 21-25: State Health Officer’s Order and Updated Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Vaccine Protocols
- Health Alert Network Message 21-24: Administering All Received Vaccines within Seven Days of Receipt
- Health Alert Network Message 21-23: Updated Morris & Dickson Pfizer Receiving and Handling Guidelines
- Health Alert Network Message 21-22: Expansion Eligibility Revised
- Attestation Form: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Health Alert Network Message 21-21: Lunch With LINKS Training
- Health Alert Network Message 21-20: Updates Regarding Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
- Health Alert Network Message 21-19: Information Regarding the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
- Health Alert Network Message 21-18: Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Regarding Temperature/Storage Changes
- Health Alert Network Message 21-17: Reminder New 2-Week COVID-19 Request Form Due Today (2-26-21) at 1 PM
- Health Alert Network Message 21-16: Change to Online COVID19 Vaccine Request Process & New Submission Deadline Date
- Health Alert Network Message 21-15: Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery in Light of Adverse Weather Conditions
- Health Alert Network Message 21-14: Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
- Health Alert Network Message 21-13: COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Update, Second Dose Intervals, & Sixth Doses in Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Vials
- Health Alert Network Message 21- 12: Proper COVID-19 Vaccine Storage & Handling to Minimize Wastage & Information on an Online Training for Providers on COVID-19 Vaccine Storage & Handling
- Health Alert Network Message 21-11: Preparing for Potential Anaphylaxis Management After a COVID-19 Vaccination
- Health Alert Network Message 21-10: Letter to Louisiana COVID19 Enrolled Sites Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Priorities
- Health Alert Network Message 21-09: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the U.S.
- Health Alert Network Message 21-08: Information on Online COVID-19 Vaccine Requests
- Health Alert Network Message 21-07: Viral Transport Media (VTM) Available from OPH
- Health Alert Network Message 21-06: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Management
- Health Alert Network Message 21-05: Important Information about BinaxNOW Antigen Test Supplies
- Health Alert Network Message 21-04: Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines Receiving & Storage from Direct Delivery
- Health Alert Network Message 21-03: Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines Receiving & Storage from Morris & Dickson
- Health Alert Network Message 21-02: SARS CoV-2 Variant Message for Labs
- Health Alert Network Message 21-01: COVID-19 Vaccine Request Form