Where & How To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine In New Orleans?

Quick Digest: 

• As of February 5th, Louisiana administered 398,312 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Lousiana is projected to reach herd immunity by July 2021.
• New Orleans is currently in phase 1b of vaccine distribution, which allows health care workers, people in nursing facilities, and people over 70 to be vaccinated.
• New Orleans will expand vaccinations to people eligible in phase 1b, tier 2 soon, which will allow essential workers to be vaccinated as well.

What you need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccine in New Orleans

The COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech were granted emergency use authorization from the FDA in December 2020. Below we highlight some important information about the COVID-19 vaccines: 

• Both vaccines were over 94% effective in preventing COVID-19 in large scale clinical trials.
• Both vaccines were made with mRNA; this type of vaccine CANNOT give you COVID-19 and will not alter your DNA.
• Both vaccines require two doses to create a robust immune response. The Pfizer doses should be administered about 21 days apart and Moderna doses should be administered 28 days apart.
• Your second dose should be the same brand as the first dose.
• Vaccines become fully effective about 10 days after the second dose; however, it is still highly important to continue social distancing and mask-wearing even after being vaccinated.