While being justifiably proud that the city pumped 3,852 doses of the Moderna vaccine into people's arms at Minute Maid Park Saturday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner wasn't nearly as happy about the other coronavirus numbers he was reporting at his Monday afternoon press conference.
Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 2:10 PM Courtesy Photo / Texas Governor s Office Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a recent news conference. At a Monday press event, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott trumpeted that the state was over its bumpy rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations and pledged that it would soon be inoculating 50,000 residents daily. Officials are setting up 28 vaccination hubs around the state to streamline the process, he added. No one is rooting for the rollout to fall short, especially not as Texas this week became the second state to surpass 30,000 COVID-19 deaths. However, critics say Abbott s failure to deliver on his big promises earlier in the pandemic are reason to be skeptical.