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While some in health care agree that lifting New Orleans' vaccine mandate was the correct move to make considering current COVID trends, others think it could be too soon.
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The New Orleans COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which required patrons of certain businesses to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test, was lifted Monday morning, according to a press release from city officials.
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New Orleans’ public schools will no longer report COVID-19 cases to the district’s central office, though state reporting will continue, officials said Monday.
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On the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, take a look back at the Gulf States Newsroom’s coverage of the infectious disease’s impact on the Gulf South region.
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Mask use inside New Orleans’ public schools may shift from mandatory to optional in just a few weeks if community spread remains low, the district said in a statement Thursday.
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Just one day after Fat Tuesday, city officials announced that the the indoor mask mandate will be lifted in New Orleans due to falling COVID-19 numbers. The announcement also comes after AG Jeff Landry subpoenaed city officials in challenge over the city's COVID rules.
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New Orleans is in full celebration mode with Mardi Gras just days away, but where does COVID fit into the equation? The city’s health director has answers.
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But for now, it’s important to keep those measures in place, she said — especially as hundreds of thousands of tourists come to town.
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With Fat Tuesday just one week away, city officials are ramping up testing efforts in creative ways.
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The omicron variant hit the city hard in early January, resulting in record-high cases among school children. Now, the surge appears to have mostly petered out just in time for Mardi Gras.