Coronavirus
Study: Children May Play Larger Role in COVID-19 Spread Than Previously Thought
A recent study published concluded children may play a larger role than originally thought in transmitting COVID-19.
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Dallas ISD To Offer COVID Vaccine Clinics
Dallas ISD announced Thursday it will partner with several organizations to provide a series of vaccine clinics at various elementary schools later this month.
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CDC Committee Recommends Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine for Children 5-11
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee Tuesday unanimously recommended the COVID-19 vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNTech for children ages 5-11.
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Dallas County Lowers COVID-19 Risk Level
Dallas County’s public health committee recently dropped the COVID-“19 risk level from red to orange.
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Dallas Mayor Tests Positive for COVID-19
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19, his office announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Pfizer Says Children’s Vaccine Nearly 91% Effective, CDC Approves Booster Shots
Last week, a study showed child-sized doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in 5-to-11-year-olds, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) OK’d booster shots for more people.
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Abbott Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates
Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott issued another executive order cracking down on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, banning any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring vaccinations for employees or customers.
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Study: COVID Vaccines May Have Saved Thousands of Texas Seniors
More than 3,600 Texas seniors may have had their lives saved by getting vaccinated against COVID-19, a new federal study indicates.
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Pfizer Requests Authorization for COVID Vaccine for Younger Children
Not quite three weeks after Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their pediatric two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen for children ages 5-11 had been demonstrated to be safe in clinical trials, the companies said they have now submitted a request with the FDA for emergency use authorization.
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline After Summer Surge
After a summer surge, the number of hospitalizations because of COVID-19 in Dallas County is expected to decrease, to about 500 by late-October, according to the latest data from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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Supply of COVID-19 Treatment Dwindling
Vaccination rates are rising in rural America amid the shrinking supply of monoclonal antibodies in seven states.
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