COVID-19 cases around Cy-Fair surpasses 5,000
Paul Wedding, Staff writer
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A woman brings testing supplies to a patient for a self-administered coronavirus test at Pridgeon Stadium Friday, July 31, 2020, in Cypress.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Governor Greg Abbott talks to the media after holding a COVID-19 vaccination roundtable discussion with healthcare professionals at Houston Methodist Hospital Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Texas State Senator Borris Miles (right) talks to Texas Governor Greg Abbott (left)) and Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd after a COVID-19 vaccination roundtable discussion with healthcare professionals in Houston Methodist Hospital Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
COVID-19 vaccine trials didn t include pregnant women. So what should they do?
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Council Member Abbie Kamin goes over her paperwork with Perla Ramos CMA, and she was supposed to receive her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the La Nueva Casa de Amigos clinic, in Houston, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, however, it was discovered that she had gotten a different vaccine within the past two weeks, forcing her to wait another week.Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Matthew Hansel with his wife, Abbie Kamin, a Houston City Councilmember, who is eight months pregnant and will soon get the COVID-19 vaccination, are shown Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
13-year-old Texas girl in critical condition after COVID-19 causes heart failure
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Alina Valenzuela, 13, is listed in critical condition at Texas Children s Hospital after COVID-19 damaged her heart.Contributed
A 13-year-old girl is in critical condition at Texas Children’s Hospital a week after testing positive for COVID-19 and going into cardiac arrest.
Alina Valenzuela, 13, has a previously undetected condition called myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle, according to a GoFundMe page set up by a family member, Miriam Tervino. COVID-19 complications affected Alina’s heart and caused the cardiac arrest on Jan. 11, Trevino wrote on the fundraising page. She was placed on an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine before being transferred from a hospital near her home in Pearsall to Texas Children’s on Jan. 15.
University of Houston nursing students get started with the basics in Sugar Land
Roy Kent, Staff writer
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Nursing students at the University of Houston College of Nursing in Sugar Land went through a boot camp of sorts this week, learning how to properly put on personal protection equipment and take vital signs of patients.University of HoustonShow MoreShow Less
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Nursing students at the University of Houston College of Nursing in Sugar Land went through a boot camp of sorts this week, learning how to properly put on personal protection equipment and take vital signs of patients.University of HoustonShow MoreShow Less
Cy-Fair Resource Guide: Free food, flu vaccines available
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Cypress Assistance Ministries received help from members of Community of Faith and First Community Credit Union during the COVID-19 pandemicCypress Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
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Cypress Assistance Ministries received help from members of Community of Faith and First Community Credit Union during the COVID-19 pandemicCypress Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
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Larson Storm Doors donated to Northwest Assistance Ministries to aid them with providing services like bill payment and a food pantry for the local community.Northwest Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
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Northwest Assistance Ministries is working to provide new and old clients with meals and toys for the holidays. Donations from the community help the ministry keep up with the demand caused by COVID-19.Northwest Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less