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Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of January 18-21, 2021
All Louisianans need to take precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones from this dangerous surge of COVID-19: avoid gatherings of individuals not part of your households, work from home remotely when possible, wear a mask, practice social distancing and good hand hygiene, and stay home if sick.
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Department of Health: Louisiana to receive 58,150 COVID-19 vaccine doses next week
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the state will receive 29,250 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and 28,900 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the course of next week.
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Medicaid representatives available for in-person assistance at four locations in Southwest Louisiana
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Gov. Edwards Extends Louisiana's Phase 2 COVID Mitigation Measures, Strongly Recommends Businesses Move to Remote Work for Employees
Gov. John Bel Edwards extended his modified Phase 2 order, keeping COVID mitigation measures in place for another 28 days, and strongly recommended that all businesses in Louisiana move to remote work for as many employees as possible, as COVID cases and hospitalizations surge in Louisiana. The Governor's statewide mask mandate also stays in place.
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Eligibility Changes Possible During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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Health Department: 209 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week
This week, 209 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine.
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SAMHSA releases ‘Thought Leaders’ report on Prevention Workforce
Dr. Janice Williams joined stakeholders in the prevention field in January 2020 to discuss ways to work to improve areas of workforce development, and establish goals and action steps to take as part of state and national prevention work. Those proceedings were released this month. Read the proceedings report here.
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Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of January 11-16, 2021
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FIRST OVERSIGHT REPORT: Industrial Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Products Registration
In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Industrial Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Products Registration rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees.
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NOTICE OF INTENT: Industrial Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Product Registration
This proposed rule change is required to comply with Act 344 of the 2020 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The proposed rule change will update LDH-OPH’s currently existing rule pertaining to industrial hemp-derived Cannabidiol products (IHDCP).
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FINAL RULE: Covid-19 Disease Reporting