州和地方官员强调疫苗在粉碎Covid-19中的关键作用

在休斯敦的一个社区之一，由冠状病毒，州和地方公职人员与德克萨斯大学健康科学中心的领导人（UTHealth）和德克萨斯大学系统的领导人以及周六聚集在UT医师MultiSpecialty-Jensen，袭击了最大的袭击。Beplay体育中心，1月23日，鼓励所有人卷起袖子并接受Covid-19-19疫苗。

在新闻活动中，那是直播在Facebook上，社区领导人强调，这种疫苗与不断戴口罩，社会距离和洗手的疫苗对结束大流行至关重要。在受病毒影响不成比例的少数群体中，它尤其重要。

Serving as an example to their constituents, Texas Sen. Borris Miles, state representatives Senfronia Thompson, Harold Dutton, Garnet Coleman, and Alma Allen, and Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis received their second dose of the vaccine while journalists documented the proactive measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

代表詹森社区的美国国会女议员西尔维亚·加西亚（Sylvia Garcia），德克萨斯州29岁，分享了她的个人经验，接受了她的第一个和第二剂，并表示有必要建立社区对疫苗的信任。

According to a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 27% of the public remain hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and 35% of Black adults, a group that has disproportionately borne the burden of the disease, reported they definitely or probably would not get vaccinated. Among the reasons cited were worries about possible side effects, a general mistrust in vaccines, and concerns they would get sick from the vaccine.

加西亚说，当她收到第一次剂量时，她甚至没有感觉到针。她说，第二次剂量略有头痛和身体疼痛 - 短暂的不便，以防止对致命的冠状病毒的免疫力进行生命。

“We need to make sure that people understand the vaccine is critical in crushing this virus,” Garcia said. “If we don’t do that, as well as continue with testing, masking, social distancing, we will never win that fight.”

汤普森（Thompson）感谢Uthealth在提供有关该疫苗及其安全性的准确，放心的信息方面所扮演的角色，并尽其所能确保将所有可用剂量注入最需要的人的怀抱中。

像加西亚一样，汤普森说，在疫苗的第一次剂量中，她没有觉得针刺，而她所经历的唯一副作用是手臂上的酸痛很小。在接受第二次剂量的三十分钟后，她报告说自己感觉很好，很高兴能提高免疫力。

汤普森说：“如果库维德打扰我，我的身体就会给它一个淘汰赛。”他补充说，那些有资格的人应该加入她接种疫苗。

Miles said that in order to end the pandemic, 75% of the population eligible to receive the vaccine must take it.

“It’s real simple,” Miles said. “It’s kind of like the lottery. You have got to play to win. You’ve got to take this vaccine to live.”

Ellis said people of color, particularly African Americans, may have lingering doubts about the vaccine’s safety. By receiving his first and second dose of the vaccine on camera for his constituents to see, he hopes to inject a reassuring message. “I want to let people know it’s safe. It’s important,” Ellis said following the news conference.

Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, UTHealth president and Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair, said access to health care – delivered in community clinics likeUT医师多专业珍森– as well as access to the vaccine are crucial to saving lives.

“如果您想挽救数百万的生命，医学文献一遍又一遍地证明，只有一种工具可以打击致命病毒，该工具称为疫苗，”也是首席执行官的Colasurdo说。UT医生。

John Zerwas, MD, executive vice chancellor for health affairs at UT System and chief medical advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott on all COVID-19-related matters, acknowledged that limited vaccine supply is currently the single greatest challenge in Texas’ fight against COVID-19.

“We anticipate these supplies will increase over the next several weeks, and frankly it can’t get here fast enough,” Zerwas said. “But as soon as we get our opportunity to get our hands on (the vaccine), we’re going to get it out to places like this UTHealth clinic on Jensen Drive so we can get it into the arms of individuals who need it most.”

Uthealth - 最近作为该州的Covid-19疫苗枢纽之一及其临床实践建立UT医生have begun vaccinating patients, including those in higher-risk, underserved communities, by invitation as vaccine doses become available. The university’s effort to vaccinate its students and employees also is ongoing.

参加周六活动的其他客人是州众议员阿曼多·沃尔（Armando Walle），詹森诊所社区顾问委员会成员，包括新伯利恒宣教浸信会教堂的牧师戴维·史密斯（David Smith）；哈里斯县卫生与社会服务总监Chara Bowie二号；和可可马丁内斯。

大学代表包括Uthealth学生事务和多样性执行副总裁Latanya Love和教育院长广告临时在McGovern Medical School at UTHealth;埃里克·博文（Eric Boerwinkle），博士Uthealth公共卫生学院院长；路易斯·奥斯特罗斯基（Luis Ostrosky），医学博士，传染病科教授；医学博士乔治·德尔克罗斯（George Delclos）UTHealth School of Public Health;Andrew Casas, senior vice president at UTHealth and chief operating officer for UT Physicians; and Marlon Stewart, community practice manager at the Jensen clinic.

代表詹森地区的沃尔勒（Walle）感谢Uthealth和UT医师开设了一家将社区与医疗保健联系起来的诊所。他说，当他有资格接收疫苗时，他将与其他所有人保持一致，以在与Covid-19的战斗中发挥作用。

“At the end of the day, it’s important – especially for our communities of color that may be distrustful of these types of vaccines – that they take the vaccine, because the science proves its efficacy,” Walle said. “It’s going to save lives.”

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