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Texas governor appeals for out-of-state help against COVID-19
Aug 10, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appealed for out-of-state help to fight the state’s third wave of COVID-19.
Abbott on Monday directed the Department of State Health Services to use staffing agencies to find additional medical staff from outside Texas.
He also urged the Texas Hospital Association to request that hospitals postpone all elective medical procedures. In addition, the governor ordered an expansion of COVID-19 vaccine availability in underserved communities.
The developments came as Houston’s two county-owned hospitals raised tents to accommodate their COVID-19 patient overflow. Private hospitals in the county already were requiring their staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Hospital officials in Houston said last week that area hospitals with beds had insufficient numbers of nurses to serve them.
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