Officials: Masks, social distancing keep flu activity low in East Texas area
Some experts said this is the fewest antivirals for flu they had dispensed in five to 10 years. Author: Courtney Stern Updated: 6:55 AM CST March 8, 2021
LONGVIEW, Texas Masks, social distancing and higher vaccination rates have kept influenza levels low in the Longview area, officials say.
Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Browne said flu activity and spread are not as bad this season as in recent years, when it has spiked in the winter months.
“I looked at (rates) last week, and we were probably 10 times higher, easily, last year,” Browne said. “The numbers have been very low.”
Gregg Health Authority says getting COVID-19 is worse than vaccine reactions Health Authority says many will experience side effects from COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: KLTV) By Jamey Boyum | February 11, 2021 at 5:59 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 1:24 AM
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Many people have reported having a reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, in particular the second dose. The Gregg County Health Authority says having COVID-19 symptoms after getting a shot is, for the most part, a good thing.
Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Browne says heâs seen more reactions from one COVID-19 vaccine than the other.
âIâve probably seen more people complain of a little more discomfort, or temperature or achiness in the Moderna vaccine compared to the Pfizer,â Browne said.
COVID-19 staffing in East Texas hospitals becoming more difficult after 10 months Hospitals are feeling the strain after 10 months of pandemic. (Source: KLTV) By Jamey Boyum | January 7, 2021 at 10:18 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:52 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - With area hospitals scrambling to create more ICU beds available for COVID-19 patients comes the question: who will watch over those beds? More ICU means more staffing.
Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Browne says tending to increasing ICU patients is a dilemma.
âThereâs a finite number of nurses, thereâs a finite number of doctors in this area,â Browne said.
East Texas mayor, Gregg County Health Authority give insight on COVID-19 increase
Region G Hospitalizations By Jamey Boyum | January 5, 2021 at 6:46 PM CST - Updated January 6 at 1:43 AM
EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - The COVID-19 hospitalization rate has been above 15 percent of total capacity for 22 days straight. On Tuesday, Trauma Service Area G was reported at just over 21 percent. Gregg County Health Authority, and a local mayor who issued a warning about spreading COVID-19, share more about this situation.
Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Browne and Pittsburg Mayor David Abernathy aren’t in the same counties, but they are both in Trauma Service Area G, where hospital ICU beds are filling up.