August 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: 2021-08-20
Duration: 00:56:18
Subjects: Edwards, John Bel | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses | Public health | Vaccines
Contributors:
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Kanter, Joseph Speaker
- Mukerjee, Kimberly Speaker
Description
This press conference from August 20, 2021, features Governor John Bel Edwards discussing the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. He discusses the high number of COVID-19 cases in the state due to the delta variant. It also includes comments by Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer and medical director for the Louisiana Department of Health, and Dr. Kimberly Mukerjee, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital New Orleans and an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Tulane University School of Medicine.