Saving Texan lives

Regarding “TSU site hopes to even vaccination inequities,” (A1, Feb. 12): According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas has an abysmal 9.8 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate — and that’s only for the first shot. In order to see improvements in vaccination rates, Congress needs to pass the Health Force and Resilience Force Act (S.3606), a bill that establishes programs to bring on individuals to perform public health functions such as contact tracing and vaccine administration. Texas senators like John Cornyn need to agree that saving Texan lives is non-negotiable.

Nia Sampson, Houston