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Touchless prescription delivery startup expands after successful Covid launch
Launched as a pandemic pivot, Presto’s touchless medicine delivery service is expanding after an early run of success.
Launched as a pandemic pivot, Presto’s touchless medicine delivery service is expanding after an early run of success.
Despite growing supply, there are people who want vaccines and are struggling to get them.
The proportion of African Americans who’ve gotten their first vaccine shot continues to fall short both nationally and in Lafayette Parish.
Overwhelmingly, respondents said recent press accurately reflected Lafayette and that our community is getting worse.
Catastrophes collided on Lake Charles in 2020 and scattered an already fragile housing market to the wind. Homelessness is climbing despite stays on evictions in what should be a cautionary tale for the rest of the state.
Lost in the rancor is consideration of the positive impact that a mask mandate will have on Lafayette’s businesses.
December’s booster shot of federal stimulus will send $7 million in rent and utility assistance to Lafayette Parish, a figure that dwarfs previous local allocations but that advocates say still falls short of projected need. LCG is working through how to get the money out quickly.
Doctors at Lourdes and Ochsner Lafayette General believe the infusion has prevented hundreds of hospital admissions and dozens of deaths so far.
The pandemic has worsened mental health vulnerabilities by exacerbating pre-existing racial inequities in healthcare. Black therapists are stepping in to close the gap.
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