Rio Grande Valley leads Texas in COVID-19 vaccinations
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The Rio Grande Valley is leading in the state in COVID-19 vaccinations for adults and teenagers, according to local health officials.
While 60% of people in the Valley are vaccinated against the coronavirus, Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez says the virus is not entirely gone; several new variants continue to emerge. We know right now that the variant, the Delta virus, which is originally from India we know the virus that left Wu Han China, is not the virus that we re battling, Melendez said. Now, it s a genetic transformation.
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Local health officials react Johnson and Johnson vaccine concerns
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With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announcing a hold in the usage of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines after six women across the country developed a rare and severe blood clot, local health officials are urging the public to not panic.
The blood clots occurred in the women – all between the ages of 18 and 48 - between six and 13 days after receiving the vaccine. One of the women died and another is in critical condition.
Younger people testing positive for COVID-19, Hidalgo County officials say
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In the last seven COVID-19 reports provided by the Hidalgo County, at least half of all positive cases have been people under 30.
Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez said two factors play a role in the number of cases ticking up. Most young people have not been eligible for the vaccination, Melendez said. Or [they] have chosen not to do so, as opposed to the older population.
Melendez said another factor might be that fewer older people are getting COVID-19 tests, likely due to the large number of people over 65 who are already vaccinated.
AMARILLO Gina Ryanczak, a Santa Fe, N.M., resident, was on the waiting list to receive a vaccination shot in her home state, but she wasn t yet eligible.
New Mexico was in Phase 1B of its vaccination allocation plan, which limited vaccinations to seniors aged 75 or older and people with chronic health risks.
At age 65 with mild asthma, Ryanczak wanted to get vaccinated sooner rather than later. So she headed for Texas. I figured, it’s worth taking a day off and driving over and getting a shot because I don’t want to wait until June, she said.
After a 300-mile drive to Amarillo, she waited just 15 minutes to get a shot at the city s Civic Center.