How a year of COVID-19 has affected child abuse reporting in Brazos Valley
âKids are still being abused, they are being victimized and they havenât found a safe adult to tell,â said Cary Baker, Executive Director, Scottyâs House.
and last updated 2021-03-03 19:46:43-05
BRYAN, TX â When school campuses closed last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, children were no longer under the supervision of teachers, coaches, and counselors, resulting in a decrease in child abuse cases being reported over the course of the past year.
âKids are still being abused, they are being victimized and they havenât found a safe adult to tell,â said Cary Baker, Executive Director, Scottyâs House.
COVID-19 reinfections continue in Brazos as Gov Abbott opens businesses to 100%; lifts mask mandate
and last updated 2021-03-02 19:00:34-05
BRYAN, TX â Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference Tuesday afternoon ending most of his previous executive order set back in October of last year.
Starting Wednesday, March 10th all businesses will be allowed to open to 100%.
âThat includes any type of entity in Texas. Also, I am ending the statewide mask mandate,â said Gov. Abbott.
Governor Abbottâs announcement comes as the state sets a new record of 216,000 doses administered in a single day. As vaccination distribution efforts continue across the state, Gov. Abbotts suspects all Texans will be vaccinated by this summer, which he believes, puts Texas in a great position to reopen completely.
Brazos Valley vaccination hub set to administer 10,000 vaccines this week
Vaccination Hub will administer 5,000 first doses and 5,000 second doses
and last updated 2021-03-02 18:44:04-05
BRYAN, TX â The Brazos Valley Vaccination Hub is a month into vaccinating at the Brazos Center. This week, the hub is set to administer 10,000 vaccine doses, marking the most doses administered thus far. Those shots are split evenly in half between the first doses, and the second ones.
âSo, Monday through Wednesday morning, we will be administering 5,000 first doses and then we will take a breather Wednesday, at the lunch hour, but then Wednesday afternoon we will pick up with the second doses and we will do them Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday,â said Chief Jim Stewart.
TRENTON, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey residents 65 and older, as well as those from 16 to 64 with serious medical conditions such as cancer, heart and kidney disease, can begin to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 shot on Thursday. Murphy said Wednesday the decision stemmed from a few factors, including what […]