NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect a substitution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was halted out of an abundance of caution by the Centers for Disease Control on April 13 after cases of blood clotting emerged in six women in the United States who had received a dose of the vaccine in recent weeks.
Hospitality workers are encouraged to receive free Pfizer vaccinations at Dickie Brennan’s Tableau on Tuesday, April 13, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ochsner will provide the shots at the restaurant adjacent to Jackson Square at 616 St. Peter Street.
Appointments, encouraged though not required, can be made through MyOchsner or by phone at 844-888-2772.
The Howlin’ Wolf and the Mother-in-Law Lounge will both host a “shot for a shot” vaccination events that entitle the newly vaccinated to free shots of liquor after their inoculation.
The Howlin’ Wolf, located at 907 S. Peters Street, will offer the Moderna vaccination on Tuesday, April 13, from 4 to 8 p.m. in partnership with NOLA Ready, a division of The City of New Orleans. The Mother-in-Law Lounge, located at 1500 N. Claiborne Avenue, will distribute the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday, April 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both pop-up clinics will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
The vaccination station at Tableau is spearheaded by New Orleans Hospitality SAFE, a collective of restaurant and hotel owners and partners, the New Orleans Business Alliance, and Love Your City, an economic development fund by the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
On April 1, Mayor LaToya Cantrell cited the mass vaccination of hospitality workers as crucial for New Orleans’ economic recovery. “It’s one thing wanting to get back to business, as we all want to do,” she said. “But again, the key to doing that is to make sure that the 89,000 people in our community that make up our hospitality industry get vaccinated.”
As of April 9, 37 percent of Orleans Parish residents have received at least one vaccine shot, as reported by , with nearly 25 percent of residents fully vaccinated. Currently, restaurants in New Orleans can serve at 75 percent capacity indoors and bars and breweries at 50 percent indoors, and as of last week, businesses can serve alcohol until 1 a.m.
