Teachers and school staff eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, other essential workers still waiting
Essential workers react to lifting of COVID restrictions in Texas
FOX 26 Reporter Maria Salazar speaks with the President of Kroger Houston about how lifting of COVID restrictions will affect essential workers.
HOUSTON - Effective immediately, teachers and daycare workers in Texas can get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced their eligibility on Wednesday afternoon. It came a day after President Biden called on states to prioritize them. Although more than half of all states already had to some degree. To us, it was a no-brainer. If you want us back in the classroom with other people, students, and adults, then you should prioritize giving us something that will make us safe, said Ovidia Molina, President of the Texas State Teachers Association.
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(Bloomberg) As U.S. states begin to lift safety mandates amid a health crisis that has yet to subside, some of the countryâs biggest retailers have decided to stick with face mask requirements at least for now.
(Bloomberg) As U.S. states begin to lift safety mandates amid a health crisis that has yet to subside, some of the countryâs biggest retailers have decided to stick with face mask requirements at least for now.
Target Corp., Macyâs Inc., Kroger Co. are among the stores that will continue to require face coverings as chains navigate sometimes contradictory local, state and federal directives simultaneously. Several chains have said they plan to keep their guidelines in accordance with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Take a look at these pictures taken Monday night of empty aisles at a Target in Dallas.
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Empty shelves at a Target near downtown Dallas on Feb. 22, 2021.
Gary Huddleston, grocery industry consultant for the Texas Retailers Association, said power outages at both grocery stores and distribution centers were the main culprit behind the supply chain disruption, not just the icy roads.
“I think we’ve had enough historical events to last us a little while,” he said, praising the grocery store and food warehouse workers for their hard work over the last week, after months of working through the pandemic.
By Cliff Saunders
Dec 21, 2020
The outlook for national retail sales are surprisingly good this holiday season according to George Kelemen of Texas Retailers Association. Even though Covid job losses have taken a toll, Kelemen says working Americans are spending the money they saved while staying home. The predictions for retail sales are at the minimum to be on par with last year s sales - which were record setting! If not - slightly above. Kelemen says people who are working are saving money because they re not traveling, eating out or going to concerts.and are just a bit happier than they were just a couple of weeks ago. The Holiday Season is uplifting! We ve got some good news with not one but two vaccines rolling out. People are starting to brighten their outlook a little bit.