Turner and Hidalgo discuss the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Houston

HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner received information about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at the Houston Methodist and visited it with top health workers line they received the vaccine.

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In his statements, Hidalgo said about the vaccine: “You just can’t produce them at once, but for now we have to honor these health workers, we are pleased to see that they are protected and, for our part, to make sure that we do not continue to fill their hospitals, we do not continue to see the losses we have seen, it is imperative that people remember that we have not yet finished it, and while there is hope on the horizon, people still have to do it. if it proves it, people have to cancel meetings, people have to insure themselves and wear face covers.We will go through it.We are all exhausted, but we are nothing, if not, resilient and therefore , what a joy to have a reason to celebrate this year. We really needed it, but we keep pushing. “

Turner walked around the vaccine area and said, “I never thought I’d be thrilled to see arms with duct tape.”

“This has been an unprecedented year,” Turner said in his statements. “This has been a very painful year for so many families, a year of uncertainty for so many others. … It has just been a very hard year, but when I entered, only in the hospital and in this room, to feel the excitement and see the smiles in the eyes of the people, even with the masks on, and we weren’t giving presents under the tree, but shots were fired, shots were taken and people were literally dizzy, yes he says that even in the middle of a storm, there is still a rainbow Martin in the sky and today, for the city of Houston and for so many cities in the country, there is a rainbow in the sky. “

“… Let me encourage people to hold on a little longer, people trust their healthcare providers and see healthcare providers taking this vaccine and getting excited about the vaccine sends a positive message in the city of Houston, thank you all, not only for being at the forefront of caring for coronavirus patients, but also for being at the forefront of getting this vaccine.And let me encourage other people in the world. city ​​when your chance comes, let me encourage you to take the vaccine itself.Not to say no, don’t delay, don’t hold back, but when you can take it, please take it.Because literally it can mean the difference between being in the hospital or not being in the hospital, living instead of dying.So I’m delighted today.Thanks, science.Thanks to medicine.Thanks, technology.Thanks, providers ‘medical care “.