This is the fourth update for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund for the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore. This includes the Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, and Slidell, Louisiana area.

This from Nola.com:

“People who are planning to return to Louisiana should consider getting tetanus shots first, according to the state health department.

Adults need boosters every 10 years, spokeswoman Kristen Meyer said, but if more than five years have passed since the last tetanus shot, people should get another inoculation after being cut or injured, especially while cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina or working in dirty water.

The question about shots has been the dominant query from callers to the department’s emergency center who are planning to come back, Meyer said.

“It’s a good thing that people are trying to find out,” she said.”

The news from other sources say that Hepatitus A and B shots should be obtained as well, along with DPT. That would be especially true for volunteers going in to help with construction and who might be going to flooded areas. Some of these shots take some time to become effective.

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