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Lone Star College helps develop program to evaluate military experience for college credit

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Lone Star College helps develop program to evaluate military experience for college credit

Lone Star College participated in a pilot project that looked into modernizing the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide. LSC was joined by 12 other colleges and universities nationwide to test a new system of reviewing, evaluating, and awarding credit for military learning, training, and experience.

“We were honored to participate in this very important initiative,” said Linda Leto Head, LSC senior associate vice chancellor, External and Employer Relations. “We want to make it as easy as possible for our military veterans to transition into civilian life and be prepared to join the workforce as quickly as possible.”

The initiative was part of ACE’s contract administered by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support which provides career-planning programs for U.S. Armed Forces military members. Pilot institutions created individual accounts with specific workflows to accelerate and assess ACE credit recommendations to award credit to military learners.

“The valuable feedback provided by our exceptional pilot institutions helped develop and enhance features to make it easier for all colleges and universities to align and apply military training and occupational experience to postsecondary institution requirements, ultimately giving military learners a head start on achieving their educational goals,” said Michele Spires, acting executive director, Learning Evaluations at ACE.

Beyond evaluations, key outcomes included better integration with data systems, supporting data exchange standards, and measuring how credit recommendations were being applied at each of the pilot institutions.

“We can now better determine the right academic credit to award each veteran which will help save them money and graduate quicker,” said Head.

Since 1954, the American Council on Education has been evaluating military learning and recommending academic credit on behalf of service members and veterans pursuing their educational goals across the nation. For more information visit ACE Military Guide at AceNet.edu/MilitaryPrograms.​

 

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 93,000+ students each semester. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area with an annual economic impact of nearly $3 billion. Lone Star College consists of seven colleges, eight centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence, Lone Star Corporate College and LSC-Online. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.

Texas expands vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and older starting next week

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Texas expands vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and older starting next week

Texas health officials announced Wednesday expanded coronavirus vaccine eligibility requirements that begin next week.

In a tweet, officials at the Department of State Health Services said anyone 50 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday as part of the state’s Phase 1C rollout.

Health officials said there are about 5 million Texans between the ages of 50 and 64 and more than a million of them are already vaccinated.

This is in addition to the people who are already eligible to receive the vaccine in phases 1A and 1B, which includes frontline health care workers, nursing home residents and staff, certain teachers and child care workers, and anyone 16 and older with comorbidity.

Source: www.click2houston.com

How Houston-area school districts are responding after Gov. Abbott lifts mask order

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How Houston-area school districts are responding after Gov. Abbott lifts mask order
Several Houston-area school districts are responding after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the lifting of business capacity limits and the state’s mask mandate.

Under the executive order, which went into effect on March 10, Abbott added that public schools may operate under the standard health protocols issued by the Texas Education Agency. Private schools and colleges are expected to follow the same standard.

Houston-area school districts have issued statements on how they plan to move forward.

SURVEY: School Districts and Face Masks
As of Wednesday, March 10, Texas has a revised statewide mask mandate. What is your school district’s current policy on face masks?

Judge Lina Hidalgo makes remarks after COVID-19 restrictions end in Texas

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Judge Lina Hidalgo makes remarks after COVID-19 restrictions end in Texas

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HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo addressed the expiration of the state COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday afternoon.

Hidalgo turned the focus less on businesses reopening at 100% and the ending of the state’s mask mandate, and more on the number of vaccines being distributed.

“There’s a lot of focus today on 100% — on businesses being able to reopen to 100% and everybody lifting the mask mandate in the state,” Hidalgo said. “I’d like to focus on another number today, and that is 9.8%.”

The judge reported that 9.8% of people over the age of 16 have been fully vaccinated in Harris County. She said the number is now fewer than one in 10 people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in the county.

“In other words, we’re a long way from sparing ourselves. The needless deaths and hospitalizations, that we can avoid if we just make it through this definition period,” Hidalgo said.

She also addressed the county’s positivity rate, saying officials are seeing hundreds of new cases being reported. The health department is reporting a positivity rate of over 12%.

“Perhaps more dangerous variants of the virus continue to spread throughout our community,” Hidalgo said.

She said the “most tragic number of all” is the 3,394 people who died in Harris County from COVID-19. She said the number of deaths can grow more or it can stay there depending on what residents do in the next few months.

“The truth is, we fought hard to get to where we are today. There’s still more work to do. Now is not the time to give up. Now is not the time for a mission accomplished moment as much as we all wish at work,” Hidalgo said. ”I’d love to be able to say it’s all over. I’d love to be able to give the good news, and to say everything should go 100% back to normal, that nobody needs to hear these uncomfortable masks anymore. But we can’t throw away all our sacrifices.”

Hidalgo said there is some good news, the county is distributing vaccines quickly and efficiently as possible.

Businesses reopening

Hidalgo thanked all businesses in the county that are still requiring masks and limiting capacity.

“Thank you. We see you. We appreciate you. We know you’ve been there from the beginning, leading supporting our population, and as unfair as it is, you carry this burden of keeping the community safe, is an enormous public service,” Hidalgo said. “That spirit of service that focuses on doing the right thing on saving lives is what makes us who we are.”

Source: www.click2houston.com

Fewer than 1 in 10 Harris County residents fully vaccinated as of March 10

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Fewer than 1 in 10 Harris County residents fully vaccinated as of March 10

The same day Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate was lifted and businesses across Texas were able to open at 100% capacity, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo reported 9.8% of county residents over the age of 16 have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of March 10.

“That means right now fewer than one in 10 people are fully vaccinated against the virus in our county,” Hidalgo said during a press conference on March 10. “In other words, we’re a long ways from sparing ourselves the needless deaths and hospitalizations that we can avoid if we can just make it through this vaccination period.”

As of March 9, Harris County and the city of Houston reported a total combined case count of 360,421 confirmed cases, including 13,604 active cases, 343,405 recoveries, and 3,394 deaths, according to the Harris County Public Health COVID-19 dashboard. Hidalgo added Harris County’s overall positivity rate is still sitting at more than 12%.

“We’re still seeing hundreds of new cases reported every day; new, more contagious—perhaps more dangerous—variants of the virus continue to spread throughout our community,” Hidalgo said. “Now is not the time to give up. Now is not the time for a ‘mission accomplished’ moment as much as we all wish it were.”

As previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper, Hidalgo criticized Abbott’s decision to lift the mask mandate and reopen Texas to 100% earlier this month, calling the move “wishful thinking” if not “a cynical attempt to distract Texans from the failures of the state oversight of our power grid.”

While Hidalgo said relief is on the way as the county is trying to vaccinate residents who want to get inoculated as quickly as possible, the process will likely take several more months.

“We fought hard to get to where we are today, [but] there’s still more work to do,” Hidalgo said. “We can’t throw away all of our sacrifices. We know that if we just continue vaccinating our population, we’re getting closer and closer to that light at the end of the tunnel with each passing day.”

While businesses were legally allowed to open at 100% capacity beginning March 10, Hidalgo thanked the businesses that she said are doing “the right thing” by continuing to require masks and limit capacity, regardless of the lifted mandate.

“We see you; we appreciate you,” Hidalgo said. “We know you’ve been there from the beginning leading, supporting our population, and as unfair as it is, you carrying this burden of keeping the community safe is an enormous public service.”

Hidalgo added she believed reopening the economy would be feasible “very soon”; however, she added the actions of individuals, as well as businesses, will likely determine how many additional COVID-19-related deaths and hospitalizations Harris County experienced in the interim.

“We want the economy running at 100%, at full speed, and we can actually get there very soon,” she said. “But it’s on us whether before we get there, we’ll have unnecessary deaths, unnecessary hospitalizations that we know don’t need to happen because the vaccines are here and growing.”

Source: communityimpact.com

Crime Stoppers of Houston’s CEO sits down with Academy Award Winner Matthew McConaughey for Episode 23 of The Balanced Voice Podcast

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Crime Stoppers of Houston’s CEO sits down with Academy Award Winner Matthew McConaughey for Episode 23 of The Balanced Voice Podcast

In this heartfelt discussion, McConaughey shares compelling insights into his life, gives more information on his efforts to help Texans following Winter Storm Uni, talks about a potential run for Governor, and praises Houston’s own HPD Chief Art Acevedo.

In a nearly 40 minute sit down on The Balanced Voice Podcast powered by Crime Stoppers of Houston, Texas Academy Award winner, producer, professor, and author of Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey, shares more information on his efforts to aid Texans suffering from Winter Storm Uni, including his outreach to fifteen Texas musicians who will be coming together for a virtual event in the coming weeks. Official information will be shared on @OfficiallyMcConaughey, follow #WereTexas.

McConaughey, in a thoughtful, heartfelt, open, and gracious manner, walked listeners through how to cope, adapt and maintain strength. The Texas icon touched on his future, commented on a potential run for Governor, and praised the work of Houston’s own HPD Chief Art Acevedo.

The interview wrapped up with an extremely touching personal message to the staff, board, partners, victims, and many supporters of Crime Stoppers of Houston in recognition of those who work in the “shadows.”

Crime Stoppers of Houston CEO and host of The Balanced Voice Podcast, Rania Mankarious, explained that the discussion with McConaughey was critically important and packed with encouraging messages for people of all ages and from all walks of life. She calls McConaughey’s book, Greenlights, “one of the best she’s read in some time”. The Crime Stoppers podcast team will be gifting one podcast listener with an autographed copy in the next few weeks. More information on this giveaway will be shared on The Balanced Voice Podcast Instagram page. Make sure you follow!

Watch full episode on the Crime Stoppers Facebook page here.
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You can also listen and subscribe to the podcast on all major podcast platforms including ApplePodcast, Spotify, SoundCloud and GooglePodcast.

Here’s how to register for a coronavirus vaccine waitlist in the Houston area

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Here’s how to register for a coronavirus vaccine waitlist in the Houston area

Here’s how to register for the coronavirus vaccine in the Houston area

HOUSTON – As more doses of the coronavirus vaccine arrive in the Houston area, officials are ramping up the process of administering those shots.

Vaccines are only available to people who are eligible under phases 1A and 1B of the state’s distribution plan. Certain types of teachers and child care workers are also eligible to receive the vaccine. Click here for more information about who is included in those phases.

No matter where you live or which group you are in, officials are urging people to practice patience because the demand for the vaccine is outpacing the available supply.

If you are eligible to receive the vaccine, here’s the information provided by government and health officials about how to register for a waitlist to receive it. Eligible people can also contact their health care provider directly for information about how to receive the vaccine.

Austin County

A pre-registration list has been opened for Austin County. Click the link below and then click the “Special Registration” button. People will remain on the list and appointments will be filled in the order the form was received when vaccines become available.

Online: Click here

Brazoria County

UTMB’s Angleton Danbury campus has a waitlist that is open. Click here to join the waitlist.

All online appointments have been filled, but there are a few phone-in appointments available for those in Phase 1B who have not been able to register for an online appointment.

You can call the following numbers to book an appointment:

  • Alvin Clinic – 281-585-3024
  • Angleton Clinic – 979-864-1484
  • Lake Jackson Clinic – 979-265-4446
  • Pearland Clinic – 281-485-5344

Brazos County

All appointments will be directly scheduled through the newly established Vaccination Hub website, brazoshub.com. The site is live with information about Hub operations, and available appointments are also live for this week’s vaccine allotment. On subsequent weeks, the Hub website will post available appointments on Fridays at 10 a.m. As has been the past practice, the number of appointments available each week will be dependent upon the allocation of vaccines to the Hub by the State of Texas.

Chambers County

To access the online portal, click here or call 409-267-2460. Chambers County has opened a waitlist here.

Registration is required to receive the shot. Walkups or drive-ups will not be accepted.

Fort Bend County

Fort Bend Health and Human Services have launched an online registration portal where people can register for appointments. You can find more information at fbchealth.org.

Fort Bend Health and Human Services opened a waitlist for eligible residents. Those who qualify for the vaccine will be placed on a waiting list to be invited later to schedule their appointment. This may take several weeks. When you have registered to join the waiting list, please allow15-30 minutes for the waiting list confirmation email/text message to arrive. Later, you will be notified via email, text message, and/or phone with a link to schedule your appointment. This may take several weeks. If you registered by phone and do not have access to the Internet, you will be provided a date and time for an appointment.

Anyone with questions about the vaccine or the registration process can call 832-471-1373.

Galveston County

A pilot program for a vaccine waitlist was opened on Jan. 27. Officials said the list will be used in the scheduling process for future vaccination appointments.

Only people who fall into phases 1A and 1B are asked to sign up at this time.

More information can be found here.

Online: utmbhealth.com/vaccine

Phone: 877-389-2318

The county is also looking for volunteers to help with vaccination efforts.

Grimes County

A pre-registration list has been opened for Austin County. Click the link below and then click the “Special Registration” button. People will remain on the list and appointments will be filled in the order the form was received when vaccines become available.

Online: Click here

Harris County

The county’s waitlist opened on Jan. 26.

While anyone can signup for the waitlist, only people who are eligible to receive the vaccine in phases 1A and 1B will be able to get the shot at this time. The system will not be on a first-come-first-served basis. Eligible people will be subject to a randomization process to ensure that administration is fair. People who are currently ineligible will be contacted once they are eligible.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said that the waitlist does not mean that the county has a huge stockpile of the vaccine.

Online: publichealth.harriscountytx.gov

Phone: 832-927-8787 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday; available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese).

Houston

There are two waitlists that have been opened by the Houston Health Department. One for the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and the other for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Both waitlists can be found at houstonemergency.org/covid-19-vaccines or by calling 832-393-4301.

People with disabilities can call the Aging and Disability Resource Center at 832-393-5500.

Anyone else needing registration assistance can contact the COVID-19 call center at 832-393-4220.

Liberty County

Emergency Hospital Systems Vaccine Hub is administering the vaccine. You can get more information at emergencyhospitals.care. If you already have an appointment and need to cancel it, you can call 281-806-7370.

Montgomery County

There is a new website for getting on our waitlist and scheduling process to register for a COVID-19 vaccine. This replaces our previous waitlist. If you were on the previous list you will receive an email to complete steps in this new system.

You should NOT register if you have already received a vaccination. Please read below carefully to understand the steps involved in this new process.

First – visit and https://lonestarvaccine.saferestart.net/ complete “Step 1: I need to register for a COVID-19 Vaccination”.

Second – once appointments are available, 5 digit codes will be sent to individuals for scheduling.

Third – when you receive a code, you will revisit https://lonestarvaccine.saferestart.net/ and select “Step 2: I have a code for COVID-19 Scheduling”.

Disclaimer!

Wait times could be weeks or months depending on the availability and distribution phase.

Who can get the vaccine now?

Front-line healthcare workers and residents at long-term care facilities, people over 65, or adults (16+) with a chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness are currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

There is a Vaccination Plan

Texas is distributing vaccines to hospitals, pharmacies, local health departments, freestanding ERs and other clinics throughout the state. A Vaccine Allocation Panel has developed a vaccine allocation strategy breaking up the distribution into phases.

Pearland

The city of Pearland has created an online registration portal where people can register for a vaccine appointment whenever new doses become available. Registration is currently closed but will be reopened whenever more doses are received.

Online: us1.quickscreen.health/pearland-vaccination#/screening

Polk County

Polk County officials launched a waiting list on Feb. 9 for people in Phase 1B who want to get the coronavirus vaccine. This is waitlist is temporary and will be replaced with a more sophisticated self-registration system that is expected to be launched soon.

Online: Click here

Phone: 936-327-6826

Waller County

A pre-registration list has been opened for Austin County. Click the link below and then click the “Special Registration” button. People will remain on the list and appointments will be filled in the order the form was received when vaccines become available.

Online: Click here

Washington County

A pre-registration list has been opened for Austin County. Click the link below and then click the “Special Registration” button. People will remain on the list and appointments will be filled in the order the form was received when vaccines become available.

Online: Click here

Other methods

State map of providers

The Texas Department of State Health Services has created a map of health care providers that have been provided doses of the vaccine. You can click here to view it. Officials said patients should contact the provider directly to determine the availability of the vaccine. This map is maintained by DSHS.

Vaccine hubs 

There are 13 vaccine hubs in the Houston area. You can find information about how to join the waitlist for these hubs at dshs.texas.gov.

Hospital systems (Updated: March 9, 2021)

  • St. Luke’s Health and TSU are partnering to open a vaccine clinic in Houston’s Third Ward. The clinic is expected to be fully operational by Feb. 15. People who qualify to receive the vaccine under the current guidelines can join St. Luke’s waiting list at stlukeshealth.org. Those who sign up and are qualified to receive the vaccine will be contacted about making an appointment.
  • Memorial Hermann has launched an online COVID-19 Vaccination Request Form. Eligible, registered individuals will be selected at random and notified when vaccine supply appointments are available. More information can be found here.
  • Houston Methodist announced a new registration opening on Jan. 25. It has since been filled. More information can be found here.

Pharmacies 

  • CVS Starting Thursday, CVS Health will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to those who are eligible (in the 1B Phase) at 47 more select CVS Pharmacies in Texas. Approximately 15 of them will be in the greater Houston area, CVS says. Vaccines are offered on an appointment-only basis at CVS.com or through the CVS Pharmacy app. Those without online access can contact customer service at (800) 746-7287. Click here to schedule an appointment.
  • Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies at select sores in Texas will begin administering the coronavirus vaccine soon. People can make appointments on the Walmart and Sam’s Club websites when doses are available. More information, including a list of stores in Texas that will be administering the vaccine, can be found here.

Source: www.click2houston.com

Legislation backed by casino giant would allow casinos in Texas

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Legislation backed by casino giant would allow casinos in Texas

Two Texas lawmakers on Tuesday filed legislation backed by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands that would legalize casino gambling in Texas.

The legislation was filed by Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, in the House, and Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, in the Senate. The proposals would create special casino licenses for four “destination resorts” in the state’s four largest metropolitan areas: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. At the same time, it would establish a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casinos, and it would separately legalize sports betting.

The legislation would require amending the Texas Constitution, which currently bans most gaming in Texas. That is only possible with a two-thirds vote of lawmakers in both chambers, and then voter approval in the November election.

Kuempel is the vice-chair of the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, which oversees industries regulated by the state, including current gaming options. Alvarado, meanwhile, chairs the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Las Vegas Sands, founded by the late GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, has spent the past few months building a massive push at the Capitol, spending millions of dollars to hire nearly six dozen lobbyists. The bill-filing deadline for the biennial legislative session, which got underway in January, is Friday.

“We appreciate the work of the bill’s sponsors and we are excited to engage in further discussion with elected leaders and community stakeholders on the possibilities for expanding Texas’ tourism offerings through destination resorts,” Andy Abboud, Las Vegas Sands senior vice president, said in a statement.

The legislation is consistent with the vision that Las Vegas Sands has laid out for casinos in Texas: a limited number of licenses for mixed-use “destination resorts” in the state’s biggest population centers, with a high minimum investment intended to attract only the best operators. To that end, the legislation calls for a land and development investment of at least $2 billion in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, as well as $1 billion for San Antonio and Austin.

The “destination resort” licenses would be considered “Class I” licenses. The legislation would then create three “Class II” licenses for “limited casino gaming” at horse-race tracks in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. After that, two “Class III licenses” would be made available for similarly limited casino gambling at greyhound tracks in Corpus Christi and Harlingen.

The full casino legalization would also extend to the state’s three federally recognized Native American tribes at their reservations in El Paso, Eagle Pass, and Livingston. They are currently able to offer limited gaming.

The legislation also would generate fresh revenue for the state by imposing a 10% tax on table games and 25% on slot machines.

While the Las Vegas Sands-backed bills also call for legalizing sports wagering, an alliance of Texas’ major professional teams and betting platforms are making their own push at the Capitol and filed their own legislation last month. That coalition, the Sports Betting Alliance, did not immediately have a comment on the Las Vegas Sands-supported bills.

It remains to be seen how viable the casino bills are at the Capitol. Both Gov. Greg Abbott and state House Speaker Dade Phelan have not been opposed to the idea from the outset, with Abbott saying he wants to hear from lawmakers about where their constituents are on the issue.

But Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has been far more pessimistic, saying last month he has “never been in favor of” expanding gaming and the upper chamber is “nowhere close to having the votes for it.”

Source: www.click2houston.com

Abbott calls on Biden administration to ‘step up’ at the Texas-Mexico border

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Abbott calls on Biden administration to ‘step up’ at the Texas-Mexico border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference Tuesday and called on the Biden administration to help address the state’s border security efforts.

“This crisis is the result of President Biden’s open-door policies,” Abbott said. “It invites illegal immigration. It is creating a humanitarian crisis in Texas right now.”

Abbott said Border Patrol warned the Biden administration that an influx of migrants was coming and about the tremendous strain the surge is now putting on Border Patrol resources in South Texas.

“It is clear, they are completely unprepared for what is going on at the border, and they are going to be even more unprepared for what will be happing in the coming months,” Abbott said.

Biden administration officials have said they don’t believe the situation at the southern border is a full-blown crisis, calling it a challenge instead — one they said they are dedicated to managing.

“I need the Biden administration to step up,” Abbott said.

Abbott said he is not waiting to act and is launching Operation Lone Star.

“This is an operation similar to what we’ve done in the past where we provide a surge of resources to the border,” Abbott said.

Abbott said he toured the Texas-Mexico border area and saw issues firsthand. He said he saw about 21 people exiting a raft and walking up a dirt road during his aerial tour. The raft, he said, returned to the Mexico side of the border.

Abbott said that in addition to funding ICE, the Biden administration needs to provide the resources, including bringing on judges, to take on the number of immigration cases that are pending.

Source: www.click2houston.com

Johnson & Johnson set to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials on children in Houston in next few weeks

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Johnson & Johnson set to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials on children in Houston in next few weeks
Enrollment will soon begin for a pediatric Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial in Harris County, according to DM Clinical Research.

The trial is set to begin in the next few weeks and will include participants who are under the age of 18.

DM Clinical Research started the initiative “Houston Fights COVID-19.” So far, the group has enrolled thousands of adults and adolescents in trials sponsored by Moderna, Pfizer, and other drug companies.

“What we are doing right now is, we are creating our pool of patients and trying to get out into the community to talk to these parents to see who is interested and who would want to join,” said Sarah Hasan, a researcher with DM Clinical Research. “The reason, and the fact that we are open for the younger population, including babies and infants, just shows that the data we collected from the older kids, the teenage studies and the adult’s studies, shows really, really positive data, and because of that, that’s how we are able to do these other studies.”

Right now, the J&J COVID-19 vaccine trial is expected to consist of two vaccines and a booster. Not much other information about the size of the group, the ratio of vaccine versus placebo, or the duration of the trial has been released.

Anyone looking to enroll in a trial can check the following website: houstonfightscovid.com

They are seeking thousands of participants. But just because you enroll, doesn’t mean you will be in the J&J trial. Moderna is also about to begin a trial with children under the age of 12.

Hasan says other drug companies are also about to begin trials as well. She said there are many in the pipeline.

“It’s not a promise they would be a part of a particular study. It’s the one that they best fit into based on their age, based on their demographic, and based on their medical history,” Hasan said. “We take a lot of things into account.”

Most trials will last from one to two years with compensation provided.

Source: www.click2houston.com

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