In what amounted to a public service announcement, Gov. Greg Abbott received the coronavirus vaccine before cameras in Austin on Tuesday.
After receiving the vaccine, the governor tossed his hands up and said, it s that easy, before a round of applause from members of his staff and medical professionals on hand at Ascension Seton Medical Center. I will never ask Texans to do something I wouldn t do, Abbott said.
Abbott has hailed the arrival of the vaccine and new treatments and has pledged not to issue any new restrictions, even as case numbers and hospitalizations soar. On Tuesday, state health officials reported 16,607 new cases statewide, the second highest of the pandemic, and 10,299 hospitalizations, the highest since July 22, when 10,893 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Teas hospitals, a pandemic high.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to receive COVID-19 vaccine in live broadcast
Vaccination will be livestreamed Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, according to his press office.
On Monday, Abbott’s staff announced he will get vaccinated on Tuesday at Ascension Seton Medical Center. The vaccination will be broadcast at 1:30 p.m.
The governor’s vaccination comes after thousands of doses have been delivered at hospitals throughout the state of Texas for the past two weeks.
So far, the FDA has cleared two vaccines Pfizer’s and Moderna’s.
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