Thursday, December 17, 2020, will go down as a very historic day at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
The pandemic has been scary and dangerous for all of us in one way or another. However, for frontline workers like our nurses, COVID-19 has consumed their lives and put them in immediate danger.
That s why when I caught word that the first frontline team member, a nurse manager at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune received the COVID-19 vaccine last Thursday, it brought a smile to my face and hope in my heart.
Ann Olsen, left, receives the COVID-19 vaccine from James McCracken, ID clinical specialist, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee spread Christmas cheer while sharing a message to the community during Houston s 26th Annual Christmas Toys for Kids giveaway event on Saturday.
Lee said she flew from Houston to Washington D.C. just for Saturday s event and wanted to make sure children and families in need had gifts to put under the Christmas tree. Our first priority, of course, was to protect our children, Jackson Lee said. COVID-19 has cost the life of over 300,000 Americans. We have lost thousands in Texas, and we have lost thousands here in Houston and Harris County. We wanted this to be joyful, but we wanted us to be safe, and the children to be safe. We didn t want to snatch on this holiday season.
Healthcare Questions
Q: Is Taunton publishing daily coronavirus case numbers?
A: Yes. It began doing so Dec. 15. They can be found on the city s continuously updated coronavirus website. The website lists the number of total deaths and active cases. The city of Taunton also has a COVID-19 hotline number that you can call with any questions that you have, (774) 406-5898. For more coronavirus numbers, including rates and total cases, check the state s reporting which is updated daily.
Q: How can people tell if they have COVID-19 instead of a cold or flu?
Dr. Charles Thayer s (Morton Hospital chief medical officer) Answer: It s gonna be very difficult to tell the difference between people who are not very sick with COVID and people who just have the sniffles and have a cold. There are certain defining things that occur with COVID that do not occur with colds or flu, and one of them is loss of taste and smell. So if you have an illness and you feel like you have a cold and you
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