Known for its delicious pasta and the countless Mona Lisa portraits that adorn its walls, Mona Lisa, a popular Italian restaurant in the French Quarter, has drawn attention throughout the pandemic for its hilarious signs. Recently they put one up that read, "Announcing Our NEW Texan Surcharge: $50 if I HAVE to explain that masks […]
Although they have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus, Black and Brown communities are being vaccinated at far slower rates than White Americans.
On Thursday, 33 Louisiana Legislators called on Gov. John Bel Edwards to follow the example of states like Texas and Mississippi and lift COVID-19 restrictions.
Throughout the pandemic, anti-abortion activists and state legislatures have used COVID as a way to ban abortions across the country, including here in Louisiana. Many states who had been fighting to overturn Roe vs Wade were quick to close abortion clinics as nonessential during coronavirus shutdowns, even though abortion is considered healthcare.
In response to the FDA approving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the Archdiocese of New Orleans discouraging Catholics from getting it, prominent New Orleans Republic figure and conspiracy theorist Martha Huckabay unexpectedly endorsed it. Her rationale was that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is clearly President Trump's. Therefore, if people are going to get […]
The Archdiocese of New Orleans recently released a statement labeling the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine "morally compromised." They discouraged Catholics from getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, advising them to instead get the previously released Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. The church's statement explained that, under guidance from the Vatican, the United States Conference of […]
A recent study of nearly 10 years' worth of vaccine clinical trial data found that older adults and minority groups were underrepresented as trial participants.Â
On Monday, LCMC Health announced that they are ready to open New Orleans' first large community vaccination site.
Governor John Bel Edwards made the news on Friday when he criticized Lafayette's city government concerning their mask mandate vote. In a live interview with the Washington Post's opinion columnist, Karen Tumulty, he was asked, "Â…Governor Edwards, you've had some push back on this mask mandate. The Lafayette City Council voted to reject it. What […]
The New Orleans Health Department announced the launch of a Citywide Vaccine Waitlist today to help eligible individuals connect with vaccination locations. This government-run sign-up method centralizes the vaccine appointment process, which previously involved residents directly reaching out to pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals to get on their waitlists for vaccination appointments. To get on the […]
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