Sonia Bassett is a practicing nurse at The Lady With The Lamp. The group provides medical care to home and Kingwood and Cypress patients. They are ready to receive 100 doses.
“We look forward to receiving the vaccine next week. We don’t have an exact date yet, but we’re thrilled and pleased to be able to support our large population living in the community,” Bassett said. “As long as we continue proper hand hygiene, social distancing, we have a safe and effective vaccine, we hope we allow people to return to their normal lives.”
Evelyn Malone-Hicks is a registered nurse and director of clinical operations at the IMU Clinic in Stafford. They expect 800 doses next week. They said they plan to offer vaccinations by appointment only from the new year.
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“As soon as we were able to submit the application and see if we could get on the list to be one of the suppliers, we didn’t hesitate,” Malone-Hicks said. “We are very excited. We have received information that we will receive it next week on a Wednesday.”
The general surgeon of the United States, Dr. Jerome Adams, spoke Monday with Steve Campion of ABC13 in an individual interview. He spoke about his experience receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine last week.
“I had a bit of a sore arm for a day or so, which is normal after the vaccination. I had it after the flu shot, but I didn’t have any other side effects,” Dr. Adams said. “It was important for me to give the talk. Not just as a general surgeon and national leader, but as an African American man. I know there is hesitation in many communities. I want people to know that these vaccines have not been developed. without haste. No corners were cut from the point of view of safety or science. They are vaccine technologies that have been around for a decade. “
Dr. Adams told ABC13 that people who have recovered from COVID-19 should consider donating their plasma. He urged people to go to the “The Fight Is In Us” website and consider making a donation.
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“People in Houston should know that right there, in Houston, they’ve run some of the studies on convalescent plasma,” Dr. Adams said. “Every time your body is exposed to a virus, it develops antibodies. These antibodies are how the body naturally attacks the virus, how it recovers from the virus. Once recovered, these antibodies are in the plasma and can be given to another This is called passive immunity. “
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