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Abbott appeals for out-of-state help against COVID-19
AP ^ | 10 Aug 2021 | Terry Wallace

Posted on 08/10/2021 1:50:10 AM PDT by blueplum

Gov. Greg Abbott appealed for out-of-state help Monday to fight the third wave of COVID-19 in Texas.

The request came as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents to accommodate their COVID-19 overflow. Private hospitals in the county already were requiring their staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus....

...Abbott has directed the Texas Department of State Health Services to use staffing agencies to find additional medical staff from beyond the state’s borders as the delta wave began to overwhelm its present staffing resources. He also has sent a letter to the Texas Hospital Association to request that hospitals postpone all elective medical procedures voluntarily....

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: ccpvirus; chinavirus; commoncold; covid; delta; deltavariant; fakenews; justtheflu; sniffles; texas; travelingnurses; wherearetherapeutics
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To: blueplum

I wonder if these hospitals still refuse to use ivermectin or HCQ. If so, this is nothing but theater by liberals.


21 posted on 08/10/2021 7:07:34 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: mewzilla; grey_whiskers

And, a major local hospital, Memorial Hermann, has just announced they’ll close, to visitors, beginning tomorrow.

Why would that be? To keep people from seeing their ACTUAL occupancy?

Just like last year, all over, again.

There was a great graphic posted about this, yesterday.


22 posted on 08/10/2021 8:42:36 AM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: zeugma

I wonder if these hospitals still refuse to use ivermectin or HCQ. If so, this is nothing but theater by liberals.


https://rumble.com/vktdpt-our-first-hand-icu-story-what-is-actually-killing-people-in-the-hospital.html


23 posted on 08/10/2021 8:43:23 AM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: blueplum

He is so weak!


24 posted on 08/10/2021 10:56:04 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: New Jersey Realist

“I wonder how many of the sick were vaccinated.”
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I wonder how many of the HEALTHY are vaccinated.


25 posted on 08/10/2021 2:23:30 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: blueplum

Mandating vaccines in the surrounding facilities make this a N-O for strong, reliable workers, like myself. Needle kneelers might be interested. Fkorida could be a healthcare worker sanctuary state.


26 posted on 08/10/2021 4:35:13 PM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: EBH

Excellent points.


27 posted on 08/10/2021 4:37:33 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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