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2022 all right. Right now at
noon, we are waiting on a major
announcement by Judge Lina
Hidalgo. She’s expected to announce new
announce new
COVID-19 vaccine and
the uptick in coronavirus
numbers. He’s expected to speak
and
take this podium she has
stepped up now. So hopefully Shulz be speaking in just
Shulz be speaking in just
a moment. Let’s try to listen
in from the Harris health
system.
>> And congressman green,
of course, and these district
you’re in and doctor Janina.
Why local health authority with
Harris County public health.
I’ll start my remarks will hear
from congressman green and will
take
any question for someone to
think think the the Congress
and of course for his continued
support. Thank you,
congressman, thank you for
joining us. And every member of
our congressional delegation.
Congresswoman Garcia,
congressman Fletcher congresswoman Jackson Lee and
congresswoman Jackson Lee and
her office is represented here
today and doctor Thank you to
you and your staff. You guys
are working around the clock
and you haven’t stopped. At this point. Well,
At this point. Well,
well past a heading into to
your soon.
So with the pandemic. So I I
want to thank you for all your efforts of course, up the way.
efforts of course, up the way.
Thank you for joining us.
What the numbers are looking.
Got. We’re sharing. Down a
crisis that is about as dangerous. It’s been throughout
dangerous. It’s been throughout
the links of this pandemic.
The Delta variant continues to
spread like wildfire throughout
Harris County. It is streaming hospital systems is
hospital systems is
hospitalized in a record number
of children, including those
with underlying conditions. It’s harming are unvaccinated
It’s harming are unvaccinated
population in almost all cases.
Just today, just today
we learn. But there are more
coronavirus patients
hospitalized in the greater Houston region and then at any
Houston region and then at any
previous point in the pandemic.
Public hospitals, a strange to their breaking point. And of
their breaking point. And of
we’ll talk more about that.
The consequences of this
emergency are all the more
tragic when you remember that there’s a vaccine that is safe
there’s a vaccine that is safe
and effective and widely
available. Harris County
residents are losing their
lives who don’t have to and
families are suffering who don’t have to suffer.
don’t have to suffer.
When it comes to putting
vaccines in people’s arms.
We’re going big. We’re going
deep into communities. We’re going door to door. We have a
going door to door. We have a
paid media scholarship program
for students. Get the vaccine.
We’re taking walk ins at all
our sites. We’re going to every corner
We’re going to every corner
of the community imaginable.
And today we’re adding yet
another tool to our arsenal to encourage the community to
to encourage the community to
protect not just themselves,
not just those around them.
From the virus. But everybody in this County who may need a
in this County who may need a
hospital that if anybody in
the county. Maybe
affected by variance getting
worse and worse as we allow the virus to spread.
virus to spread.
And so we’re announcing that
starting today. And who gets.
Their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Harris County
vaccine from Harris County
public health. It will receive. Dollars. No strings attached.
Dollars. No strings attached.
It’s free. It’s easy. No
insurance is required.
And here’s how you do it. We have 10 sites any given day
We have 10 sites any given day
throughout Harris County.
If you find a site near you are
ready. Harris dot org or 8, 3, 2, 9, to 7 8787 are NRG Park
2, 9, to 7 8787 are NRG Park
site continues to operate.
You can see what axes are being
offered at each site. And every
site has both a one-dose vaccine available as well as
vaccine available as well as
to those vaccines available.
Remember here between the ages
of 1215 years only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
the Pfizer vaccine.
You can pre-register at ready.
Harris dot org or 8, 3, 2,
9, 2, 7, 1, 7.87 you choose a
location shoes. that’s the way to skip the line. But of course
to skip the line. But of course
you’re not a planner. You can
just show up. You get a shot.
You can walk up. You could
drive up.
And, you know, just keep in mind we’re going to prioritize
mind we’re going to prioritize
the folks who pre-registered.
As always, we’re offering free
transportation to folks who
don’t have a car making it as
easy as possible. This really no excuse.
no excuse.
And this is important. The
program extends through August
31st. So don’t wait. Go get
your vaccine today. Clean your her dollars helping keep the
her dollars helping keep the
community safe. All you have
to do come to one of the Harris
County public health
vaccination site. Today. Right now, folks are getting
Right now, folks are getting
their vaccine right now are
getting their $100. By before
August 31st.
Get your vaccine in a Harris County public health site and
County public health site and
receive a $100 in the form of a
cash card or a virtual cash card that you can then
card that you can then
anywhere.
Also about supporting small
businesses right here in Harris
County. As of May 21, according to research, done at Harvard
to research, done at Harvard
University. Small business
revenue was down 37.9%. A
number of small businesses open was down 35.8% compared to
was down 35.8% compared to
January 2020.
Last week we approved a
30 million dollar grant program
for the small small businesses
for the most vulnerable small
businesses and those are funds
of businesses can use to pay
rent, mortgage workers,
whatever they need, but they
need our business to encourage.
Anybody who gets vaccinated to consider spending their her
to consider spending their her
dollars on local businesses.
They need a boost. So let’s
let’s help everybody out with
this. Think about your favorite
neighborhood restaurant.
Think about your favorite. He shot as you’re shopping for
He shot as you’re shopping for
back to school. How about your
commute? Look, this is more
about. This is about more than protecting ourselves.
protecting ourselves.
This is about protecting those
who look after us I’m here with
doctor force and he’s
representing dozens and hundreds of Healthcare
hundreds of Healthcare
personnel throughout our Q in. March of 2020.
March of 2020.
Their families are tired.
people going to the hospital
simply because they didn’t want to get a vaccine when it’s been
to get a vaccine when it’s been
shown safe and effective.
And we now have a $100
incentive program. And so let’s have their back. Let’s do our
have their back. Let’s do our
part. There’s no excuse.
To put this crisis to rest
within 2 to 4 weeks. If each person
2 to 4 weeks. If each person
who does not have the vaccine
steps that right. We need to close the gap in the vaccinated
close the gap in the vaccinated
in Harris County. This is
This.
Over 65% of the eligible
population has at least one
shot. What are you waiting for this is in your hands. Come to
this is in your hands. Come to
your heart as a member of this community.
A repeat in Spanish briefly.
then the okay. We have been
listening to judge Lina Hidalgo there at NRG Park. She is
there at NRG Park. She is
talking about a new
COVID-19.
>> Vaccine incentives. And so
starting today, she says anyone
who gets the first dose of the covid vaccine at a Harris
covid vaccine at a Harris
County public health site will
get one $100. No questions
asked. She says it’s free.
It’s easy. Just call one of
the sites. You can go to ready? Harris got dot gov. Or you can
Harris got dot gov. Or you can
call for an appointment at this
number