11 CUERO, Texas - Following Texas Governor Greg Abbott s order to begin vaccinating underserved populations, the Texas National Guard has gone on the offensive against COVID-19 hosting a vaccine clinic in Cuero, January 29, 2021.
The mission began in Austin as Texas Department of Emergency Management officials loaded a cooler containing 100 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine on a Texas Department of Public Safety Airbus AS350 helicopter. Half an hour later Texas DPS Pilot Mike Pena was circling the Cuero City Park and adjacent airport looking for a clear place to land.
At the gates to the Cuero Municipal Park Clubhouse, a steady stream of cars had begun lining up, each containing a preselected recipient of the 100 doses allocated for the community. Among those onsite to greet the incoming residents was Cuero City Mayor, Sara Post-Meyer who explained the demand for the vaccine in her city.
KUNC
Bert Cutshall (left, Zoom screenshot), Maricela Guzman (middle, picture by Adam Rayes) and Phillip Tucker (right, courtesy picture) all have been working at King Soopers for years. They all say the pandemic has put them at a difficult crossroads between their health and economic wellbeing.
Updated: March 12, 2021 at 12:46 PM MST
The arbitrator sided with all but one of the workers in March, according to UFCW 7. Safeway declined KUNC s request for comment on the arbitration. King Soopers has yet to respond.
People 65 and older began qualifying for the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 8 under the state s phase system. Grocery workers younger than 65 began qualifying in early March.