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Newsmakers in 2020: Midlanders capture headlines in turbulent year
Dec. 29, 2020
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Dr. Larry Wilson, Midland Health chief medical officer, and President and CEO Russell Meyers stand outside Midland Memorial Hospital on Dec. 7. The two men have kept Midlanders informed about the COIVID-19 situation in Midland County.Jacy Lewis/Reporter-TelegramShow MoreShow Less
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Rick Davis is sworn in as a member of the school board on Jan. 22, 2019, at Bowie Fine Arts Academy. Davis’ wife, Karen, is holding the Bible.James DurbinShow MoreShow Less
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Rosalind Redfern Grover, left, and Richard Coats look over the early voting results for the Midland County Hospital District bond election on July 14.Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-TelegramShow MoreShow Less
âRisk is quite low and the benefit is enormousâ: Pregnant women should get COVID-19 vaccine
Experts conclude
VIDEO: âRisk is quite low and the benefit is enormousâ: Pregnant woman should get COVID-19 vaccine By Vania Patino | December 28, 2020 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 12:56 AM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - When it comes to who should get the COVID-19 vaccine, pregnant women fall under a group with very little medical guidance.
For years, pregnant and lactating women have not been included in clinical trials, including the ones for COVID-19.
This means there is no data available for how they will react to the approved Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
âRisk is quite low and the benefit is enormousâ: Pregnant women should get COVID-19 vaccine
Experts conclude Should pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine? (Source: KFDA) By Vania Patino | December 28, 2020 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 12:56 AM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - When it comes to who should get the COVID-19 vaccine, pregnant women fall under a group with very little medical guidance.
For years, pregnant and lactating women have not been included in clinical trials, including the ones for COVID-19.
This means there is no data available for how they will react to the approved Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
âWeâve had to live in a world of unknowns, and when you are living in that world, what you do is make educated guesses based on pharmacodynamics and other viruses that are very similar to the one we are seeing,â said Dr. Teresa Baker, co-director of the InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center âAnd that i
Sales tax to increase in Midland on Jan. 1
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The sales tax across Midland County will increase on Friday, according to the Midland Chamber of Commerce.
The sales tax is set to increase Jan. 1 because of the increase voters approved for the Midland County Hospital District. The quarter-cent increase will raise the rate inside the city to 8.25 percent. The rate outside the city but inside the county, according to the chamber, is 7 percent.
Businesses should make these changes to be in effect beginning Friday, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
The amount of the sales tax increase is one-quarter of 1 percent, or what amounts to a quarter for every $100 spent on eligible goods. The quarter-cent of sales tax could potentially raise as much as $30 million for the hospital district to use for community health care services funding, including nonprofits, the Midland Community Healthcare Services, contracted physicians, mental health services, ER ca