METAIRIE, La. — Health officials at the JenCare Senior Medical Center in Metairie said they have run out of the extra supply of Pfizer vaccination available.
The announcement was made around 4 p.m. but the supply has since been used.
Health officials released Saturday, that there were 45 extra vaccines available due to patients not showing up.
Shots were given on a first come first serve basis.
This eligible to receive the vaccine include:
- Bank tellers
- Child, youth and family service workers
- Clergy
- Construction workers
- Energy workers
- Food and agricultural workers
- Food service (restaurant) workers, hotel workers and other hospitality workers
- Frontline government workers
- Grocery store workers
- Institutes of higher education faculty/staff
- IT and communications workers
- Judges, court staff, clerks of court and staff, district attorneys and public defenders
- Manufacturing workers
- Media workers
- Postal workers
- Public and private security and emergency preparedness workers
- Public health workers
- Public safety engineers and other workers
- Transportation workers including river pilots
- Veterinarians and support staff
- Water and wastewater workers
- Waste management workers
Governor Edwards announced during the week that by Monday all of Louisiana will be eligible to receive the vaccine of their choice.
