Volunteer-run Covid vaccine scheduling line targets persistent access gaps in Lafayette
Despite growing supply, there are people who want vaccines and are struggling to get them.
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Trust, representation and access are big hurdles for vaccine distribution in Lafayette’s Black community
The proportion of African Americans who’ve gotten their first vaccine shot continues to fall short both nationally and in Lafayette Parish.
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Hope and frustration mix as Acadiana lines up for vaccinations
Customers flocked to pharmacies, some hopeful to see the end of the pandemic in sight, others frustrated and confused by another set of delays.
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The state started distributing the vaccines to commercial pharmacies for the first time this week — a process several pharmacists described on Monday as chaotic and overwhelming.
In all, only a fraction of the state’s pharmacies will receive any vaccine supply this week at all.
- Vaccines need to be used within six hours of opening a vial
- There are 485,000 people over 70 and 10,500 doses available this week
- 107 pharmacies now carry the vaccine out thousands in the state
7 things you need to know about Louisiana’s COVID-19 vaccine plan
The number of people eligible to receive the Covid vaccine is expanding by hundreds of thousands this week.
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