- LSU Manship School of Mass Communication professor Bob Mann tells us the latest from a meeting of LSU’s board of supervisors on the topic of vaccination mandates for enrollment at the University. Several University faculty members pleaded that the board institute a COVID-19 vaccine requirement and more stringent testing protocols for students attending in-person classes, but the board did not address their concerns directly.
- The Advocate | Times-Picayune reporter Blake Paterson discusses his recent article on statewide hospital overflow caused by the current spike in cases of the delta variant of COVID-19. Record hospitalizations are forcing health care leaders to consider how they might have to ration care to patients as health workers become increasingly overworked and understaffed.
- Gulf States Newsroom reporter Mary Scott Hodgin of WBHM in Birmingham reports on the silver lining of the regional case surge - an uptick in the number of people getting vaccinated in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
- Louisiana Illuminator reporter Julie O'Donoghue discusses her coverage of state Attorney General Jeff Landry’s recent department-wide email communique telling his staff how to circumvent the statewide mask mandate and any future vaccine requirements in K-12 schools.
Louisiana Considered: LSU Faculty Plead For COVID-19 Safety Measures In Classrooms, State Hospitals Consider Rationing Patient Care, Vaccinations Increase As Delta Variant Spreads, AG Jeff Landry Advises Staff On How To Circumvent K-12 School Mask Requirements
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