GENERAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES |
HURRICANES
Contacts Emergency Operations Center - Primary Care and Rural Health Desk (EOC - PCRH Desk) Specific contact for rural health care providers. The EOC-PCRH Desk can assist with notifications regarding facility closures, sharing storm/response updates, and provide support related to activation of emergency preparedness plans. eocpcrh@la.gov | 225-276-7599 Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) Contacts Specific contact for each parish. The OHSEP Contact can assist with securing non-medical supplies (water, barricades, generators, etc.). Find the OHSEP Contact for your Parish Upcoming Education
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COVID-19
Louisiana State Resources |
GENERAL INFORMATION & UPDATES
Visit https://covidtests.gov to order at-home tests, learn more about rapid antigen tests, find testing resources near you, and learn how to interpret your test result.
FDA Authorizes and CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Targeted to be More Effective Against Current Variants
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized bivalent formulations of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster vaccination. These updated boosters are formulated to offer continued protection against the ancestral strain while also offering better protection against two lineages of the omicron variant, BA.4 and BA.5, which represent over 90% of currently circulating virus.
MPOX
GENERAL INFORMATION & UPDATES
Monkey Pox Technical Brief |
Update for Louisiana Clinicians on Expanded Eligibility for JYNNEOS Vaccine and TPOXX Availability The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has expanded the eligibility criteria for JYNNEOS vaccine (monkeypox vaccine). |