Odessa Safe Zones Focused Traffic Enforcement This Week
Odessa Police Department traffic units will enforce all laws with emphasis on red lights stop signs speeding and moving violations. In school zones officers will monitor cell phone use crosswalks and school buses loading and unloading children. Safe zones include South Grant 1000 1400 blocks East University 3200 4500 blocks East Eighth Street 1400 1700 blocks and East 52nd Street 1700 2200 blocks.
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Martin Luther King Jr Day events in Odessa area
Community celebration themed Let Freedom Ring Choose Nonviolence includes 6am breakfast at ORMC 515 Adams St with Rev Darren Patrick, 11am rally at Sal Guerrero Center 900 S Dixie Blvd with Rev Bob Thayer, noon freedom march finishing at Woodson Center. Una Voz Unida hosts 9am to 10am Declaration on courthouse lawn 300 N Grant Ave reading 1963 speech. canned food donations urged. Call 853-1344 or 235-0380.
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Flu on the rise in U S during peak season
CDC and Medical Center Hospital officials report higher flu activity this winter with vaccine effectiveness lower than in previous years. Dr Sudie Bose notes myths about vaccination deter some people while an unaccounted strain boosts cases. From Dec 21 2014 to Jan 5 2015 more than 230 cases. 350+ vaccinations issued in December.
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Flu season turns severe amid low vaccination rate
The CDC labels the 2014 2015 flu season severe as epidemic spread grows across the United States and Texas. Low vaccine uptake, plus concerns about vaccine effectiveness, raise illness risk. Emphasis on hand washing and sanitizers remains essential to curb transmission. Contagion can begin a day before symptoms and last up to seven days. For more, contact ORMC officials or visit the Odessa Regional Medical Center site.
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