Dr. Jose Ayala, the hospital s chief medical officer, received the first shot. I feel wonderful. I think 2020 was a really hard, difficult year for the community of Brownsville and the whole nation. And I see this as a new beginning, Ayala said. A new beginning of the era. It s not the end of COVID-19. It s the new beginning for Cameron County, Brownsville and the whole U.S.
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Cameron County health authority among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine
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HARLINGEN Dr. James W. Castillo II became one of the first people in Cameron County to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
Castillo, the Cameron County health authority, was vaccinated at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen on Friday morning. This is going to give us that extra layer of protection on top of our masks, on top of our precautions, to be able to keep treating people, Castillo said, adding that the most vulnerable patients would receive the vaccine as soon as possible.
COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline workers in Cameron County began on Friday.
Chief Medical Officer at Valley Baptist Medical Center Dr. Jose Ayala called the arrival of the vaccine a new beginning. This is the new beginning of the era, Dr. Ayala said. It s not the end of COVID, it s a new beginning for Cameron County, Brownsville and the whole US.
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