Monday, Oct. 20: FLASH News Briefing

Posted: Oct 20, 2020 / 11:13 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 20, 2020 / 11:39 AM CDT

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BATON ROUGE, La.

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Analysis: No immediate vaccine changes planned in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Federal officials have changed their guidance to states for distributing and administering the coronavirus vaccine, but that doesn’t mean Louisiana is rushing more of its residents to the front of the line for shot eligibility.

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is keeping its current approach for now, because the state already has more interest in COVID-19 immunization than it has vaccine doses available — particularly from those aged 70 and older who are currently eligible in Louisiana.