May 20, 2021
Gov. John Bel Edwards Press Conferences
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News conference
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-05-20
Duration: 00:56:38
Subjects: FLOODS | Natural Disasters | Edwards, John Bel | Public health | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses | Vaccines
Contributors:
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Kanter, Joseph Speaker
- McCormick, Theron Speaker
- Sokol, Theresa Speaker
- Sokol, Elise Speaker
Description
This press conference from May 20, 2021, features Governor John Bel Edwards discussing the state’s ongoing response to severe weather and the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. He discusses: the potential for more flooding in south Louisiana; the state’s latest COVID-19 case numbers; the state’s vaccination efforts; and vaccine eligibility for children 12 and older. It also includes comments by: Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer and medical director for the Louisiana Department of Health; Dr. Theron McCormick, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge; and Dr. Theresa Sokol, the acting state epidemiologist with the Louisiana Department of Health, and her daughter, Elise Sokol.