In what amounted to a public service announcement, Gov. Greg Abbott received the coronavirus vaccine before cameras in Austin on Tuesday.
After receiving the vaccine, the governor tossed his hands up and said, it s that easy, before a round of applause from members of his staff and medical professionals on hand at Ascension Seton Medical Center. I will never ask Texans to do something I wouldn t do, Abbott said.
Abbott has hailed the arrival of the vaccine and new treatments and has pledged not to issue any new restrictions, even as case numbers and hospitalizations soar. On Tuesday, state health officials reported 16,607 new cases statewide, the second highest of the pandemic, and 10,299 hospitalizations, the highest since July 22, when 10,893 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Teas hospitals, a pandemic high.
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