Grieder: Texans need to hear message that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, will save lives
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People getting COVID-19 vaccines at HOPE Clinic in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Recently vaccinated people wait for 15 minutes after getting the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at HOPE Clinic in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner gets his first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at City Hall in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Amelie Ramirez has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first left her arm a bit sore, as if she had bumped it against something. But she took some Tylenol prior to receiving the second dose the use of analgesics in advance is generally not recommended but Ramirez had
Here s What We Know about the New Covid-19 Variant Cases in Houston
The Houston Health Department has confirmed three new cases.
By
Dianna Wray
2/8/2021 at 5:05pm
Updated 5:05 p.m. Feb 8Â
We ve known for a while that new strains of Covid-19 were in Houston, and today we re learning more.Â
In a press conference this afternoon, Dr. David Persse, Houston s chief medical officer, announced there are three cases of Covid-19 variants in the Houston area, about a month after the CDC announced the first case of the UK variant in the Houston area. Since then we ve been working hard to identify more cases, said Persse.Â
City and state leaders express frustration over COVID-19 vaccine âinequityâ
City and state leaders express frustration over COVID-19 vaccine âinequityâ
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters Saturday that 43% of COVID-19 vaccine recipients so far in Houston have been white. In comparison, 21% have been Hispanic, 18% black, and 15% Asian.
HOUSTON - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a press conference Saturday pushing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution equity. We need to be a lot more intentional and directional, said Mayor Turner. Equity has to be built in to all of our strategies.
The Mayor was joined by several local and state representatives. Many of the lawmakers spoke and agreed with Turner.
Here s how Houstonians can help save the beloved Astrodome this spring
Here s how Houstonians can help save the beloved Astrodome this spring
Photo courtesy of City of Houston In 2018, thanks to efforts by then Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, the Harris County Commissioners court approved a $105 million project that would transform Houston’s beloved Astrodome into an event center. The project was met with praise by politicians, sports fans, and longtime locals. Yet a year later, as CultureMap reported, that plan ended as Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo questioned if the $105 million plan, “is fiscally responsible, that it will actually, with the funds committed to it, that it will actually get us to a point where the Astrodome is self-sustaining.”