Texas women who ve received both doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine detail their side effects
“I would rather feel cruddy for 24 hours than experience the full force of the COVID symptoms, said Renee Leal of the chills and body aches she felt after 2nd dose. Author: Melissa Correa Updated: 6:49 PM CST January 29, 2021
HOUSTON The Houston Health Department is using social media to address concerns about the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Apparently some are nervous they won’t get scheduled for the booster, so they’re calling the city’s COVID-19 call center. In the department’s Friday morning tweet, officials called for patience because the volume of calls about scheduling the booster shoot is creating “long wait times” at the city’s call center.
Women who ve received both doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine detail their side effects
“I would rather feel cruddy for 24 hours than experience the full force of the COVID symptoms, said Renee Leal of the chills and body aches she felt after 2nd dose. Author: Melissa Correa Updated: 7:49 PM EST January 29, 2021
HOUSTON The Houston Health Department is using social media to address concerns about the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Apparently some are nervous they won’t get scheduled for the booster, so they’re calling the city’s COVID-19 call center. In the department’s Friday morning tweet, officials called for patience because the volume of calls about scheduling the booster shoot is creating “long wait times” at the city’s call center.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Mayor Sylvester Turner gave an update on the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday afternoon at the Bayou City Event Center as the demand for the vaccine remains high.
Hundreds of people were sent home disappointed after the Houston Health Department announced it ran out of COVID-19 vaccine doses at the public mega site at Minute Maid Park last Saturday. Despite the glitch in the system that caused them to overbook, health officials still administered 5,451 doses of the vaccine that day. It s a large operation. There might be glitches every now and then, but I assure you vaccinations are not sitting on shelves, said Turner.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Mayor Sylvester Turner gave an update on the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday afternoon at the Bayou City Event Center as the demand for the vaccine remains high.
Hundreds of people were sent home disappointed after the Houston Health Department announced it ran out of COVID-19 vaccine doses at the public mega site at Minute Maid Park last Saturday. Despite the glitch in the system that caused them to overbook, health officials still administered 5,451 doses of the vaccine that day. It s a large operation. There might be glitches every now and then, but I assure you vaccinations are not sitting on shelves, said Turner.
ABC13 s Erik Barajas took your COVID-19 questions for a town hall, featuring Mayor Turner, Dr. David Persse and Dr. Sherri Onyiego.
ABC13 put in an inquiry with the Mayor s office and the city s health department regarding the alleged glitch in the system. This was the response from a spokesperson with the Houston Health Department: Our vaccine supply info is on our website. We scheduled approx 5k appointments today but went over.
On January 14, the health department received an additional 8,200 doses of vaccine, bringing its total to 30,350.
As of January 15, the department administered a total of 21,025 doses at locations including Minute Maid Park, Bayou City Event Center, its Northside, La Nueva Casa de Amigos, Sharpstown and Sunnyside health centers, the JW Peavy Senior Center, and its Acres Homes, Hiram Clarke and Magnolia multi-service centers.