5 things for Houstonians to know for Friday, Jan. 22
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Here are things to know for Friday, Jan. 22:
1. Fired Harris County Health doctor accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccine, DA Kim Ogg says
A Harris County Public Health doctor is accused of stealing a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced in a press release Thursday.
Officials said Dr. Hasan Gokal stole the vial that contained nine doses while working at the county vaccination site at Lyndsay Lyons Park in Humble on Dec. 29, 2020.
A week later, he told a fellow Harris County Public Health employee, who then reported him to supervisors.
Condit Elementary School has been temporarily closed because of concerns over the coronavirus, officials at the Houston Independent School District announced Sunday.
‘I have a dream’: 12 HISD students participate in 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Competition
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HOUSTON – Today, the world celebrates civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. King’s fight for equal rights and social justice has been an inspiration for people of all generations.
The delivery of King’s “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963 will forever be a moment in our history that inspired change and brought about unity across the globe, even after his assassination in 1968. The speech has inspired several generations in Houston, so much so that an oratory contest happens every year in King’s honor.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Twelve Houston Independent School District students shared their 2021 vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr s I have a dream speech during the district s annual oratory competition Friday, which also happened to be King s birthday.
He would have turned 92.
This year, students answered the question, How do you think Dr. King s teachings can help us today?
Fourth and fifth grade HISD students delivered original, three to five minute speeches inspired by the late civil rights leader. Students were judged on delivery, stage presence, content interpretation, and memorization.
The 2020-2021 finalists were:
Andrianna Harden, Bastian Elementary School, fifth grade
Editor s note: Reminder that you are still required to make an appointment ahead of time for any of these vaccination events. Once the health department approves your request it will issue you a confirmation number that you should bring with you to your appointment time.
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If you’re one of the thousands of Houstonians lucky enough to have received a shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine from the Houston Health Department since it kicked-off public vaccinations to those who qualify on January 2, you’re probably feeling a combination of emotions.
There’s the obvious excitement about being on the road to 94 percent immunity from this sorry disease that’s had the world in a headlock for the past ten months, but there’s also the uncertainty of when, where and if you’ll be able to get the second shot of the vaccine four weeks after dose number one, which is required to gain the maximum level of protection.