Marissa Martinez and Carla Astudillo
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Hidalgo County Health Authority Ivan Melendez says coming into COVID-19 units nowadays feels like going through a non-linear version of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
“You cry,” he told the Tribune. “There’s a lady that I’m taking care of that I’ve known since I was a child… we grew up together, and I know she’s going to die… It’s the same thing: ‘We got together for Christmas.’ Now we’re seeing the ramification of it.”
Across Texas, hospital intensive care units are being battered as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in a post-holiday surge. Dozens of facilities have reported that their ICUs have been at or above 100% capacity for weeks, leaving staff overworked and stretched thin.
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Should you wear a mask after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?
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Wearing a mask has become the new norm. It gives people a protective edge against the COVID-19 virus.
So far, thousands of health care workers, first responders and family members of frontline workers have received the vaccine valley wide, but is it necessary for them to still wear a mask outdoors?
“People should still wear their masks after being vaccinated, Rio Grande Regional Hospital Chief of Staff, Dr. Edward Requenez said. Whether it’s between dose one and two or even after dose two.”
Rio Grande Regional Hospital receives COVID-19 vaccine shipment
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Thursday, December 17 2020
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Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen received its first shipment of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
Hospital officials said they will begin administering the vaccines to their frontline workers on Friday, according to a news release.
Clinical and emergency operations teams created a distribution plan to properly store and administer the first doses of the vaccine.
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