Abstract
In a nod to the upbeat spirit for which the New Orleans area is famous, Ochsner Health ended March with Vax Fest, a 24-hour COVID-19 mass vaccination drive-through event in Metarie featuring live music, great local food, and a festival flair. The health system announced that nearly 5,000 people received a dose of Moderna Inc.’s investigational COVID-19 vaccine during the event, which started at 10 am March 29 and continued until the next morning. It was billed as the biggest COVID-19 vaccination event in the state. Myra Thomas, assistant vice president for pharmacy at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, said the event offered a glimpse of normalcy for a community whose notable celebrations have been curtailed by the pandemic. “People were getting out of cars and dancing,” said Thomas, who worked 2 shifts as pharmacy lead for the event. “When there wasn’t live music, there was a D.J. ....
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