J&J vaccine is back in rotation at MSU Texas
The J and J vaccine was lifted after a ten day pause
MSU Texas resumes use of J&J vaccine By Ebonee Coleman | April 28, 2021 at 11:07 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 11:07 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The CDC has cleared the Johnson & Johnson vaccine back into rotation, being one of three vaccines available people can get.
The 10 day pause on the J&J vaccine was lifted six days ago. However, Midwestern State University officials say as soon as it was announced that is was safe they went right back to offering students a chance to get a shot through campus-wide vaccine clinics.
Health officials raise awareness about rabies
Health officials raising awareness about rabies By KAUZ Team | April 19, 2021 at 7:19 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 7:21 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Skunks, coyotes and bats are the top carriers of rabies in Wichita County and can transmit it to both people and pets.
“You don’t hear people talking about rabies and rabies is just as important because it is zoonotic. We can get rabies. We can’t get parvo. We can’t get distemper, panoleukemia, or some of these other viruses that attack cats and dogs,” said Leslie Harrelson, founder and CEO of P.E.T.S.
Herd immunity may help protect against new variant strains
Wichita County Public Health District staff say herd immunity is between 70 - 80 percent
Herd immunity vs new variants By Ebonee Coleman | April 8, 2021 at 10:21 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 10:21 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District staff say herd immunity is between 70-80 percent. While we’re not there yet, numbers show we’re heading in the right direction.
“The thing that provides really good feedback to us is the number of cases that we’re seeing daily is so much less. I mean it’s just wonderful and the number of hospitalizations has decreased drastically,” said Amy Fagan, Assistant Director of the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District.
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