Author: /u/jcon1917

The reason for this post is that the Texas Tribune ran this piece last week.

Here are the key points concerning Houston

• In Texas’ largest counties — Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar and Travis — neighborhoods with the highest proportions of Black and Hispanic populations are some of the least vaccinated areas.
• Neighborhoods with median incomes below the county’s median income also hold vaccination rates lower than that of the county’s.
• Rural counties have consistently lagged behind the state’s fully vaccinated rate.

If additional ammunition will help you with stubborn family who are black or Hispanic then click the link. They are almost 3x more likely to go to the hospital if unvaccinated than a white person. Tell them to take the vaccine to support Biden.

Finally, tell your unvaccinated uncle in Bryan/College Station TSA (Area) there are 42 hospital beds available and ZERO ICU beds available as of this morning – if interested Houston has 1322 hospital beds this morning and 50 ICU. Tell him to take it to support Trump’s hard work on the vaccines.

It shouldn’t be a political discussion. It should be about helping community. Every RN that retires or burns out exacerbates an existing shortage.

Finally, if everyone would stop being an asshole with the unvaccinated and talk to them and not lecture them, labeling them or be condescending we might win over more converts. If you think they are hopeless, then stop talking to them about it and have someone else do it.

Oh, and Uber is giving free rides up to $25 ea way to get the vaccine.

I am passionate about people getting vaccinated. I think that any information we can use to convince families or friends is invaluable.

I had a post about the much higher hospitalization rates for blacks and Hispanics. Last I checked we have both groups in Houston. There is a litany of reasons from skepticism due to Tuskegee to socioeconomic as to why. I don’t care the reason I want adults vaccinated because the risk may help you avoid the hospital.

This is from Kaiser:

As observed in prior weeks, Black and Hispanic people have received smaller shares of vaccinations compared to their shares of cases and compared to their shares of the total population in most states. The share of vaccinations received by Black people also continues to be smaller than their share of deaths in most states, although in some states it is similar to the share of deaths.

Our Houston nurses are getting their ass kicked. They will solve the shortage of ICU beds by requiring nurses and aides to stay for another shift. Yes, you cant go hime after your shift if they need you.My post was pulled for not being about Houston. That isn’t a rule in this subreddit. I think all our health is at risk in Houston w/o more vaccinations at 30+ but if 18+ makes you happy, then let’s do it.

I am passionate about people getting vaccinated. I think that any information we can use to convince families or friends is invaluable.

I had a post about the much higher hospitalization rates for blacks and Hispanics. Last I checked we have both groups in Houston. There is a litany of reasons from skepticism due to Tuskegee to socioeconomic as to why. I don’t care the reason I want adults vaccinated because the risk may help you avoid the hospital.

This is from Kaiser:

As observed in prior weeks, Black and Hispanic people have received smaller shares of vaccinations compared to their shares of cases and compared to their shares of the total population in most states. The share of vaccinations received by Black people also continues to be smaller than their share of deaths in most states, although in some states it is similar to the share of deaths.

Our Houston nurses are getting their ass kicked. They will solve the shortage of ICU beds by requiring nurses and aides to stay for another shift. Yes, you cant go hime after your shift if they need you.My post was pulled for not being about Houston. That isn’t a rule in this subreddit. I think all our health is at risk in Houston w/o more vaccinations at 30+ but if 18+ makes you happy, then let’s do it.

I don’t write this to get downvoted, judge anyone, or typecast. Anti-vaxxers come from all walks of life.

If we could encourage all people and not judge or be condescending then I am convinced more people would get vaccinated. This data point might get more people to get stuck.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/images/community/health-equity/COVID-19_assoc-hospital-rates-ethnicity_2021-08-04.jpg