People can delay second dose up to 42 days after receiving first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
VIDEO: People can delay second dose up to 42 days after receiving first dose of COVID-19 vaccine By Vania Patino | March 16, 2021 at 9:47 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:20 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to reach more than 90 percent efficacy rate.
For the Moderna vaccine the recommended time to get the second dose is 28 days after the first one.
For Pfizer the second dose should be administered 21 days after. But, what happens if you wait longer?
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‘Why Do I Put My Life on the Line?’ Pandemic Trauma Haunts Health Workers.
Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall scrubs her arms and hands at Texas Tech University Medical Center. Nationwide, doctors and other health professionals have been called on to work double duty during the pandemic.
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Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, 34, was a newly minted surgeon when the COVID-19 pandemic began. At first, like thousands of other health care professionals, she worked tirelessly in crisis mode.
But by last fall, she was experiencing random and repeated physiological symptoms, including a racing heart and dimmed vision. She diagnosed herself as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
City of Amarillo expecting state to expand vaccine eligibility this week
CDC recommends masks in public settings By Bailie Myers | March 10, 2021 at 12:10 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 12:10 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Amarillo Public Health Department is waiting on word from the state to expand vaccine eligibility to the 1C category this week.
Casie Stoughton, director of public health, said they could receive an answer from The Texas Department of State Health Services as soon as today, and this will allow more people in Amarillo to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
During a news conference today, city leaders encouraged vaccinations as statewide mask mandates are being repealed today.
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