At the end of the day, it s your life.” Author: James Grant (12NewsNow), Tiana Johnson (KBMT) Published: 6:27 PM CDT July 28, 2021 Updated: 6:27 PM CDT July 28, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the region and hospitals fill up fast, Southeast Texas doctors are urging the community to get vaccinated.
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick will hold a press conference Thursday morning at the Jefferson County Courthouse to address the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s recommendations for mask wearing and vaccinations.
Southeast Texas doctors are seeing a surge in COVID patients at local hospitals, and they believe the numbers are worse than what they were earlier this year.
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For Tamara Lemus, getting her 13-year-old son Conner vaccinated was crucial.
“He has a history of stroke, and he s had three open heart surgeries so for him to be able to go back to school and be able to safely be around friends and family this is what we needed to do,” Lemus said.
Conner was born with three heart chambers and has had his fair share of needles. Nervous at first, he took a deep breath counted to three and got the first shot of hope.
“We re just really excited. We ve been waiting for this day for a really long time,” Lemus said.