Gov. Edwards has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Edwards also says he’s maintaining Louisiana’s current coronavirus restrictions and statewide mask mandate through March 3.
The US Food and Drug Administration is still weeks away from even starting to talk about approval for the vaccine, while the UK authorities have already issued approval.
Now its up to the FDA to move quickly to save lives. But unfortunately it sounds like they're looking to slow things down until next month, at the earliest.
There's a "safe and effective" vaccine, but red tape is holding it back. A high level scientist called for it to be used now, until he was politically pressured to be quiet.