Texas launches multimillion dollar campaign to combat vaccine hesitancy
Karen Brooks Harper and Marissa Martinez, Texas Tribune
Feb. 16, 2021
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FILE A 15-year-old participating in Moderna’s teen COVID-19 vaccine trial receives a shot in Houston of Feb. 5, 2021. Pfizer and Moderna are testing their vaccines on children 12 and older and hope to have results by the summer. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times)BRANDON THIBODEAUX, STR / NYT
Snappy music opens the 15-second video featuring a diverse bunch of Texans getting their shots at a COVID-19 vaccination site.
The ad ends with a Black woman imploring her peers to “do it for yourself, do it for your family, do it for your community.”
Battle Creek VA Expands Vaccinations to Veterans over 65
Battle Creek VA Medical Center (VAMC) will begin expanding COVID-19 vaccination to Veterans over 65 with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination is done by appointment. Veterans will be notified when appointments are available and they are eligible to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. More appointments will be available as the supply and allocations of the vaccine increase.
The Battle Creek VAMC will host COVID-19 Vaccine Tele-Town Halls on January 20 and January 21, 2021. There will be calls made to Veterans to participate or Veterans can call (855)274-1447 at the time of the Town Hall. January 20, 201 at 3:05 p.m. will focus on information about the Battle Creek VAMC and Wyoming, MI VA Outpatient Clinic. The Tele-Town Hall on January 21, 2021 at 12:05 p.m. will focus on information for Benton Harbor, Lansing, and Muskegon VA outpatient clinics.