Lubbockâs Health Authority dispels myths on COVID-19 vaccine Vaccine (Source: Generic) By KJTV Staff | January 6, 2021 at 8:28 PM CST - Updated January 6 at 8:30 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The number of Americans willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine steadily declined from April to December, according to a study published in JAMA Network.
Americans have many different concerns about the coronavirus vaccine. One myth is patients can get infected from the vaccine. The City of Lubbockâs Health Authority says thatâs impossible.
âNumber one, you canât get infected from the vaccine. it doesnât have enough of the virus particles, itâs just a little segment of messenger RNA,â Dr. Ron Cook said.
Lubbock City Officials Discuss COVID-19 Response and Vaccine
During a scheduled press conference on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, City of Lubbock officials discussed questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and their plans of distribution.
Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope said that by late February, he hopes the city will be able to open up vaccination appointments to the general public. Texas Tech Chancellor Ted Mitchell also alluded to the idea that students may be able to start receiving the vaccine by March. For now, vaccinations are limited to healthcare workers, those 65 and older, and those with a qualifying health condition.
Mayor Pope said that hopefully by Monday, January 11th, the City of Lubbock Health Department can announce plans for a daily vaccination clinic for those that fall into Phase 1A and Phase 1B, but that depends on just how much of the vaccine Lubbock is expected to receive over the coming weeks.
It looked like a factory s assembly line inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Thursday afternoon as the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccinations continued.
People with appointments, individuals older than 65-years-old or with a chronic medical condition making them high-risk, were entering through the east door. Thursday was the first day the health department was vaccinating the next tear of people individuals not associated with healthcare work.
The health department scheduled about 50 appointments per hour for this next phase of individuals, and the call volume was so high it caused the city s phones to crash early Thursday morning. United Supermarkets, which also started vaccinating people this week at a few of its pharmacies, said their appointments were booked overnight.
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Pictured are some police officers and municipal leaders in Chautauqua County giving their support to Sheriff James Quattrone and his efforts to address on Executive Order 203 â Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative.
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The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is working on its New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative plan due to the state by April 1.
Press Release: December 30, 2020
The Prowers County Commissioners have been committed to helping the county’s businesses and supporting them through this unprecedented time. When the CARES Act funding was given to the County, we made a commitment to open up the funding to grants for the business community that has suffered losses due to the pandemic.
Prowers County, along with Wiley, Granada, Holly, Hartman and Lamar have awarded $207,500 in grants to local businesses that applied. The grant deadline was December 20
th due to the State reporting due date of December 31st.
If you are a business that is still struggling because of the pandemic, please give us a call and we will continue to look for ways to support your business. The Prowers County Commissioners are also working hard to get the restrictions on businesses reduced and will release that information as soon as we are successful in our efforts.