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Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968
Johnny Cash|Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968
Released on 10/29/21 by Legacy Recordings
Main artist: Johnny Cash
The idea of a live album as a documentary is a naïvely outdated one. For decades, fans have understood that, if one wanted to hear a tip-to-tail, warts-and-all live performance by one of their favorite musicians, a bootleg would be just about the only way, since the "live" albums typically released by most acts were usually cobbled together from multiple performances (and sometimes even across multiple tours). This state of affairs means that while these releases are providing a simulacrum of the live experience, they never exactly transport the listener to any fixed place in time. Thankfully, though, "official bootlegs" like those being released as part of the Bear's Sonic Journals series are not just providing historical documentation of a specific concert, but also a more fully immersive listening experience. After all, as it turns out, those "warts and all" that get removed in the overdub-and-edit process of many live albums are what can make them so vital and exciting. Most well-known as the sound engineer (and LSD purveyor) for the Grateful Dead, Owsley "Bear" Stanley also recorded hundreds of performances by other acts who performed in San Francisco. Stanley's approach to live audio was revolutionary at the time, constantly iterating and optimizing both the in-room amplification and the mixing (and, by extension, recording) process, in the pursuit of a multi-sensory experience for a concert's attendees. And while the recordings he made were largely a byproduct of his optimization, the resultant archives have turned out to be an extensive documentation of Bay Area concerts during the heyday of the counterculture's most expansive period, which wasn't just limited to rock 'n' roll. Bluegrass bands, country acts, Indian classical masters, jazz artists, and more provided sonic counterpoints to the psychedelia that dominated the scene. This particular set—recorded a few months after Cash's legendary show at Folsom Prison, but a few weeks before the (edited and polished) live album of that set was released—is just one of those sonic counterpoints. Even though Cash tosses a couple of nods to his Haight Ashbury audience with some Dylan covers in the set list and a shoutout to Gordon Lightfoot who is in the crowd, the set is largely in line with what he was performing across the country at the time. That said, it's an absolutely rollicking set, with an incredible amount of energy and dynamism, even in the quieter, more pensive moments. Jamming 28 tracks into just over an hour, Cash and the Tennessee Three are absolutely in prime form here, barrelling through a wide range of material that ironically gives lost cuts like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" more breathing room than a 90-second version of "Ring of Fire." The sonics are enveloping, dynamic and holistic, favoring clarity and immersion over separation and perfection (although the harmonica just pops out of the mix on "Orange Blossom Special"), and even though the mid-show June Carter portion is truncated a bit due to a tape change, this recording absolutely puts the listener in the middle of the room, right alongside the hootin' and hollerin' crowd of hippies. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
Cocaine Blues (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - T.J. Arnall, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
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The Long Black Veil (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Danny Dill, Composer, Lyricist - Marijohn Wilkin, Composer, Lyricist - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Originally recorded 1968 and released 2021 Sony Music Entertainment
Orange Blossom Special (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
E.T. Rouse, Composer, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
I'm Going To Memphis (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - H. Dew, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - ALAN LOMAX, Composer, Lyricist - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - PETER LAFARGE, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Rock Island Line (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - John R. Cash, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Guess Things Happen That Way (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
Jack Clement, Composer, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
One Too Many Mornings (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Bob Dylan, Composer - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Bob Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Give My Love to Rose (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
Green, Green Grass of Home (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Curly Putman, Composer, Lyricist - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Old Apache Squaw (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Lorena (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - CHARLIE WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Forty Shades of Green (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
Bad News (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - J.D. Loudermilk, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Jackson (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Jerry Leiber, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - BILLY EDD WHEELER, Composer, Lyricist - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Tall Lover Man (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
June's Song Introduction (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Spoken Word, Composer - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Wildwood Flower (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - A.P. CARTER, Composer, Lyricist - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Foggy Mountain Top (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
This Land Is Your Land (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Woody Guthrie, Composer, Lyricist - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Wabash Cannonball (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
Worried Man Blues (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Composer, Lyricist, Bass
Ring of Fire (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
June Carter Cash, Guitar, Vocal - June Carter, Composer, Lyricist - MERLE KILGORE, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Owsley Stanley, Producer - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass
Big River (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
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I Walk the Line (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
Label: Legacy Recordings
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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good to be in New York City. Let me begin by acknowledging some very, very special guests. Dr. Richardson, thank you. Charlie Rangel, for your outstanding work on behalf of your constituents. Mayor David Dinkins. (Applause.) Governor David Paterson is here. (Applause.) State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. DiNapoli, excuse me. This is another one that's hard to pronounce: Stevie Wonder. (Laughter.) Martin Luther King III. (Applause.) All the Keepers of the Dream honorees with us tonight, and the National Action Network.
The last time I came was in April of 2007, four months ago -- four years ago this month. Back then I had fewer supporters. Most of you couldn't pronounce my name, so Tom, don't feel bad. (Laughter.) I had a lot fewer gray hairs. I was looking at some pictures -- I looked really young back then. (Laughter.) I said that we were facing extraordinary challenges in this country, but that what was stopping us from solving them wasn't a lack of policies; it wasn't a lack of plans. What was stopping us was a broken politics. A broken politics in Washington -- a politics that was all about the next election instead of the next generation; that was all about what we disagreed about instead of what we had in common; a politics that made us cynical about our ability to change this country.
And I said that if you stand with me and believe in what we can do together, if you do what civil rights groups like the National Action Network have always done, if you put your shoulder to the wheel of history, then we can move this country toward the promise of a better day. I told you at the time I wasn't a perfect person, I wouldn't be a perfect President, but what I could commit to was always telling you the truth even when it was hard, and I would spend each and every day thinking about you.
And because you made our campaign your own, because you believed in our ability to shape our own destiny, we won that chance to bring about real change. And I said on inauguration night in Chicago that that was simply the end of the beginning, and that now the real business started.
Because I didn't run and so many of you didn't support me just to win an election. We won the election so that we could then actually get moving on all the work that had been left undone. Even though we understood, of course, the magnitudes of the challenges we faced, we didn't fully realize until late in the game, probably the last month of the campaign, that we would be facing the worst recession in generations -- a recession that was leaving millions of Americans without a home, without a job, without hope for the future.
And as Reverend Al said, some folks have amnesia about this. Where are we two years later? Our economy has started to grow again. The recovery is gaining momentum. People are finally starting to get hired back. We had to make some tough choices in between. You remember when we decided we had to move to save the American auto industry and everybody said, that can't happen. And then two weeks ago, GM just announced that it's going to hire back every single worker that has been laid off and every U.S. automaker is making a profit. (Applause.) But that wasn't popular. That wasn't popular.
A while back, I visited a small trucking business, and its owner Stephen Neal is one of our country's African American business leaders. And he told me that because of the uptick in our economy, he was buying new equipment and adding more workers. And that's what's happening all across America. In the first three months of this year, we've added nearly half a million private sector jobs -- nearly 2 million jobs in the last 13 months.
We are going to keep fighting until every family gets a shot at the American Dream. That's our North Star. That's the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning. That's the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night -- the hopes and dreams of people who work hard every single day, look after their families, take care of their responsibilities, and just need a little bit of help to make it.
Now, there are Americans of all colors and creeds who are struggling to live out those dreams today. That's part of what our campaign was about, was reminding ourselves that everybody is in this together. Now, what's also true, though, is the unemployment rate for African Americans is almost double what it is for other groups. It's also true that those with the least have been sacrificing the most during this recession. What's also true is that even before the recession hit, too many communities were marked by structural inequalities in health and education and employment that made it profoundly difficult for too many people to get ahead.
As Reverend mentioned, I got my start tackling the problems of joblessness and hopelessness that afflict so many of our cities and rural communities. I got my start working to bring opportunity to neighborhoods that were full of boarded-up houses and shuttered stores, fighting to keep kids off the street, fighting to get them into school, fighting to make sure that they went on to college, fighting to make real the promise of justice in our judicial system.
And these causes of justice and equality and opportunity, they aren't just what led me into politics, they're what led ordinary people to sit down at the front of the bus, to cross that bridge in Selma, to heed a King's call to perfect our union. They're the heart of what makes us Americans. That's who we are. And because of your support, they're the causes that I've been carrying since I've been in the Oval Office.
We passed Wall Street reform that will protect consumers from the kind of predatory lending practices that helped cause this recession. We're rewarding work with an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit. We're tackling poverty with Promise Neighborhoods that build on the great work of Geoffrey Canada up in Harlem. We're making sure our civil rights and anti-discrimination laws are enforced. And if you're interested in learning more, if you want to spread the word about what we're doing not just in the African American community but all across the country, go to our website and it will give you a long list of what we've done over the last two years -- promises made and promises kept.
That's what we've tried to do over these past couple years -- advance the causes that make us who we are. But we've still got more work to do. If we're serious about opening up opportunity and making sure America prospers in the 21st century, we're going to have to up our game as a nation. I was talking to Magic right before we came out -- I was talking about the Bulls, of course. (Laughter.) He's still picking the Lakers, but he made the point, a young man Derek Rose upped his game, worked hard, and is having an MVP season. Well, we have to do that in classrooms, we have to do that in the workplaces, we've got to do that in our communities and our neighborhoods. (Applause.) Our fathers got to up their games.
If we want to attract new jobs and new opportunities to our shores, we've got to make sure America can out-compete the rest of the world. That's what we mean when we say we got to win the future. It means we got to rebuild our crumbling transportation networks with high-speed rail, upgrade our communications networks with high-speed Internet. It means we're investing in cutting-edge research and technology like clean energy -- and most of all, making sure we are giving every one of our children the best possible education. (Applause.) The best possible education is the single most important factor in determining whether they succeed. But it's also what will determine whether we succeed. It's the key to opportunity. It is the civil rights issue of our time.
But I welcomed them to the White House because I don't think there's anything odd about the two of them coming together around the importance of education. When there is an achievement gap between students of different races and backgrounds, that's not a Democratic problem, that's not a Republican problem -- that is an American problem that we have to address. (Applause.) When too many of our schools are failing our children, too many of our kids are dropping out of school, that's not a black or white or brown problem -- that is an American problem. We're going to have to solve that problem. We are all responsible for the education of all of our children.
That starts with parents making sure that we're doing right at home, staying engaged in our child's education, setting high expectation. Without parental responsibility, nothing else we do will matter. But we also know that each of us has a responsibility not just as parents, but as civic leaders, as Americans, to do a better job of educating our children.
And that's why, two years ago, we started something called Race for the Top. We're saying to states, prove you are serious about improving education not just for some kids, but for all kids. And if you do, we will show you the money. And for less than 1 percent of what our country as a whole spends on education each year, Race to the Top has led 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning and student achievement, and developed plans for some of the schools that are underperforming the worst. And all this was done not in Washington. It was developed by Republican and Democratic governors across the country.
We're going to have to take same approach when it comes to fixing No Child Left Behind. Instead of measuring students based on whether they're above or below some arbitrary test, we need to make sure our students are graduating from high school ready for a career, ready for college. That's what we need to do. (Applause.) Instead of labeling our schools a failure one day -- instead of labeling our schools a failure one day and then throwing up our hands and walking away, we've got to refocus on the schools that need help the most. In the 21st Century, it's not enough to just leave no child left behind. We've got to help every child get ahead. (Applause.) That's our goal -- get every child on a path to academic excellence.
That's how we can out-educate countries around the world. That's how we will out-compete. That's how we will win the future in the 21st century.
Now, one thing we won't be able to win is -- if some of our people are falling behind, we will not win the future. The only way for America to prosper is for all Americans to prosper. We've seen that in the census that just came out. The face of America is changing. You can't get away with having a third of our children, half of our children, not doing well. Not today, not in the 21st century. All of us -- black, white, Latino, Native American, Asian American, men, women, disabled, non-disabled -- in America, we rise and fall together.
An America where the American Dream is within reach of everybody, that's what we've been fighting to build over the last two years. That's what the National Action Network has been fighting to build over the past two decades. I know that there are times where the work is frustrating. I know there are times where it is hard. There are times when change can seem painfully slow to come by. There are times when some of you may have said, I don't know what Obama is doing there. There are times where you lose hope, times when folks in Washington focus on scoring points instead of solving problems. And some of you may just put up your hands and say, politics is too tough.
But in those moments when we start asking ourselves if change is possible, you've got to remember what we've done together over the past few years. Remember all the children who will graduate from high school ready for college and beyond. Remember all the Americans who will no longer have to worry about going bankrupt because they got sick. Remember all the families who will no longer be exploited by insurance companies or a credit card company or a mortgage lender.
I'm not asking you to think about what we've already done so you can be satisfied with our progress. I know this isn't the National Satisfaction Network. This is the National Action Network. (Laughter and applause.) But I am asking you to draw inspiration from the fact that we know change is possible. I am living testament that change is possible. (Applause.) We know we have the ability to put our shoulders to the wheel of history and steer America towards the promise of a better day. We know that we stand on other shoulders and step by step, inch by inch, we make progress.
That's what we've been doing. And if you're as committed as I am to continuing to change this country for the better, if you feel the same determination that I do to tackle the problems that haven't yet met, if you're still willing to believe in what we can do together, I am absolutely confident we will do what you've been doing for the last 20 years. We will build an America where the ideals of justice and equality and opportunity are alive and well, and we will reclaim the American Dream in our time. So thank you. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. Thank you.


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What To Know About Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccines
April 11, 2021 Posted in: Blogs , English
The development of a third COVID-19 vaccine option by Janssen/Johnson & Johnson, which only requires one dose, has made the path to nationwide immunization more of a reality. With all of the information out on the Internet, it can be a little difficult to navigate what is fact and what is fiction. Is it necessary for you to get a second dose? What is there to know about the new single-dose vaccine? We are here to answer these questions to make the jumble of information a little clearer.
Why do some vaccines require two doses?
During the clinical testing of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, researchers found that the second dose provided a more effective immune response compared to the first dose alone. The first dose of these vaccines acts as a starting point for building protection against COVID-19. The second dose reinforces this protection, as explained by Dr. Jefy Mathew, chief of pulmonary and critical care and medical director of the intensive care units at St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital, in the Smart Health Podcast.
"The first dose primes your immune system. The second one, there is already a little bit of immunity memory. It sort of says, 'Okay, I've seen this before, and now I'm going to mount an even bigger reaction to protect you going forward.'"
-Dr. Jefy Mathew
When do I get the second dose?
It is recommended to get the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approximately 21 days after receiving the first dose and approximately 28 days for the Moderna vaccine. According to the CDC, the second dose should not be administered before this recommended time interval. If it is not feasible to obtain the second dose within this range and a delay is unavoidable, the second dose of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be administered up to 6 weeks or 42 days after the first dose, according to the CDC.
What level of immunity do I have after getting the vaccine?
Vaccination is the most effective way to be protected from a disease because it prepares your immune system to prevent illness.
Even though you need two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to maximize immunity, clinical trials for each vaccine showed partial immunity after the first dose. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine demonstrated 52% vaccine effectiveness between the first and second doses. The Moderna vaccine had 50.8% vaccine effectiveness around 14 days after the first dose.
In order to receive the highest vaccine immunity levels, you should receive two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Vaccine effectiveness for the Pfizer vaccine showed to be 95% after receiving the second dose, based on the clinical trials. The Moderna showed 94% vaccine effectiveness after the second dose was administered.
What happens if I only get a single dose?
Some medical professionals are concerned about what could happen if people only get a single dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. As more people become infected with COVID-19 or receive the vaccine, they develop more antibodies to fend off the virus if they were to be exposed. Receiving only a single dose and being partially immunized allows the coronavirus to develop more variants. For Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, it is important to get the second dose in order to have the most protection the vaccine can offer. You won't get the full duration of protection from the vaccines until one to two weeks after the second dose. For Janssen/Johnson & Johnson, only one dose is needed for immune protection to form in 28 days.
What is there for me to know about the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single-dose vaccine, meaning you won't have to go back for a second dose like with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. It has side effects similar to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, including moderate flu-like symptoms and swelling of the injection site. People with severe allergies who have experienced anaphylaxis in the past or allergic reactions to vaccines should talk to their primary care doctor about whether they should get the COVID-19 vaccine.
St. Luke's Health has been designated as a vaccine hub by the State of Texas. Our vaccination sites are located on the campuses of Texas Southern University and Rice University, as well as Woodforest Bank Stadium in The Woodlands and the Brazos Center in Bryan. After receiving your first dose at one of our sites, more information will be provided about scheduling your second dose. Request your COVID-19 vaccine with St. Luke's Health today.
CDC | Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the US
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