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TonyChris Nnaka, RN, is one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, on Dec. 15.
As of this week, all Texans ages 16 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Here s what you need to know about the plan to distribute vaccine doses and how you can get one.
For months, many Texans have felt in the dark about where and when they’d be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But on March 23, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced that all Texans who are 16-years-old or older would become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29.
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Cervical excision after prior supracervical hysterectomy led to a high complication rate, particularly bleeding, according to a retrospective review of more than 1,000 cases.
Complications occurred in 38% of the procedures, including bleeding in 26% and gastrointestinal complications in 8%. Additionally, 15% of patients required transfusions. More than a third of the procedures were for leiomyomas, and almost 20% involved malignancies, including cervical cancer. The risks reported here exceed the expected complication rates of total laparoscopic or abdominal hysterectomy, with more than one third of women experiencing any complication, Stephanie L. Wethington, MD, of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, and co-authors reported in
Weekly Statehouse Update: Elections Measure Scaled Back, Handguns Bill Shot Down
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A bill prioritizing monument protection heads to the governor. A controversial elections measure dramatically scaled back. And legislation eliminating handgun licenses shot down in the Senate.
Here’s what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Local governments must prioritize protecting monuments, statues, memorials and commemorative property – or risk losing some state funding under legislation awaiting the governor’s signature. State police are also ordered to prioritize investigating anyone who even vandalizes monuments, statues, etc. Opponents of the bill, SB 187, say it values those objects over people. But supporters argue “prioritize” doesn’t mean make it the top priority.
Chile s government distributed faulty birth control pills Now more than 150 people are pregnant cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.