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Houston’s most fabulous rummage sale returns Friday: What to know about the Pink Elephant Sale
Read full article: Houston’s most fabulous rummage sale returns Friday: What to know about the Pink Elephant SaleThe rummage sale will feature a plant booth along with donations and consignment items including designer clothing, antiques, collectibles, accessories, and shoes.
Shop to benefit pediatric cancer research at ‘The SALE’
Read full article: Shop to benefit pediatric cancer research at ‘The SALE’Who doesn’t love shopping for a good cause? ‘The Sale Houston’ is kicking off its 8th year of the annual shopping event that benefits pediatric cancer research starting TOMORROW, January 5th through the 7th at the Bayou City Event Center.
‘ReelAbilities’: Free festival, concert supporting deaf community to be held at Bayou City Event Center
Read full article: ‘ReelAbilities’: Free festival, concert supporting deaf community to be held at Bayou City Event CenterA concert coming to Houston is providing us all an inside look and understanding of how those who are deaf “hear” music. Emceeing the event will be KPRC 2 reporters Brandon Walker and Taisha Walker. The ReelMusic concert is free and open to the public. It will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Bayou City Event Center located at Knight Road.
Houston Health closes waitlist for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Read full article: Houston Health closes waitlist for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccineHOUSTON – The Houston Health Department announced Wednesday that it opened a new waitlist for its initial allotment of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine but closed it Tuesday, March 9. The department’s original vaccine waitlist is for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which require two doses. The waitlists are used to schedule the department’s allotment of appointments at the FEMA community vaccination center at NRG Park and its other vaccination sites. The Houston Health Department received half of a 12,000 dose allotment of Johnson & Johnson vaccine that arrived at NRG Park and administered it at Bayou City Event Center and its other vaccination sites two days later. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is not being provided at NRG Park.
Demand for COVID-19 vaccine remains high in Houston
Read full article: Demand for COVID-19 vaccine remains high in HoustonHOUSTON – Hundreds of people were vaccinated Saturday at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston. But you needed an appointment, but those are in high demand, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner. On Friday, Houston Health Department said 1,600 slots for next week were booked in a matter of minutes. Because what that does is really kind of clutter up our system and we have challenges related to social distancing,” said Houston Health Department Director Stephen Williams. I think at the Denver Harbor Center, and then today we’re picking up the between today and next week we’re picking up the rest of them,” Turner said.
Houston Health Department receives additional 9,000 doses of vaccine; new appointments booked in minutes
Read full article: Houston Health Department receives additional 9,000 doses of vaccine; new appointments booked in minutesHOUSTON – The Houston Health Department said 1,600 new appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine were booked within five minutes on Friday afternoon. These two locations make the vaccine more accessible to all, complementing the health department’s health centers and multi-service centers,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. People who received their first dose of vaccine through the health department will be contacted about scheduling their second dose before the recommended due date. Updated guidance from the CDC says “the second dose should be administered as close to the recommended interval as possible. Visit the vaccine page of HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 for the latest information about COVID-19 vaccinations through the Houston Health Department.