Fight COVID everywhere
No boundaries
Regarding “Virus still demands discipline and sacrifice,” (B1, Jan. 27): Chris Tomlinson’s road map to triumph over the deadly COVID-19 is spot on as far as it goes. One important piece is missing, however. When our country is waging war overseas, we always say, “We must fight them over there so we don’t have to fight them over here.” This adage is 100 percent applicable to the global battle against COVID-19.
Of course, we should all observe the practical measures Tomlinson recommends, but to to be truly safe in our home countries, the U.S. and other wealthy countries must step up to be sure that COVID-19 is eradicated in every nation. COVID-19 doesn’t recognize national boundaries. This pandemic is truly a case where we can and must help ourselves by helping others.
Let’s fight COVID-19 everywhere in order to win the fight at home.
Claudia Morgan, Houston
Tough choices
Regarding “Houston case reflects tough choices posed by the vaccine,” (A3, Jan. 27): A Harris County Public Health doctor administered doses of COVID-19 vaccine from a soon-to-expire vial that would otherwise have gone to waste because it had been thawed for use near the end of clinic hours. He did not sell the doses. He sought out people for the vaccine that met guidelines, first at the clinic and then among his acquaintances. He documented this fact in the record as soon as he could. The Harris County DA plans to present this “case” of theft to a grand jury after a judge threw it out as groundless.
A union representing janitors would have a stronger case if they filed a grievance saying the doctor in question took over their assigned work and took out the trash for them.
Lawrence Mallette, Houston
Unlikely mentors
Regarding “From the sage to the sponge: Mentors build confidence along path,” (G2, Jan. 24): I enjoyed Joy Sewing’s article. Sister Hilary Beck was also my mentor at St. Agnes Academy. I was also a writer for the school newspaper under Sister Hilary’s guidance in the late 1970s. Sister was kind and helpful to everyone and looked out for students. I remember one student who was devastated after losing an important school election. Sister Hilary found an important job for the student on the newspaper staff, which healed the disappointment. Sister looked out for everybody and did it in her jolly way. So glad Sewing wrote this article to give Sister the well-deserved compliment and acknowledgment. Wish she was still alive to see the article, she would have loved it.
Judy Bell-Coronado, Katy