Major news for East Texans seeking to get a COVID-19 Vaccination shot as CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System has been named a COVID-19 Vaccination Hub by the State of Texas to serve Gregg County.
While the rollout for the COVID-19 vaccine continues to trickle into East Texas, free testing for the virus is still ongoing in locations in Tyler and Palestine.
The first COVID-19 vaccines are arriving in Texas this week, but they're not for everybody, according to top doctors. There are several groups that shouldn't get them.
Brookshire's confirmed they are "actively preparing for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination once it’s approved and available for distribution."
We found that about one-fifth of Americans, and more than half of people who hold skeptical views toward vaccine safety, may be unwilling to pursue vaccination.
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler are currently working on 3 different projects to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Chumsri said the vaccine is "supposed to stimulate a patient’s own immune response so that the immune cells like t-cells would go in and attack the cancer.