Coronavirus
Pfizer Says Vaccine for Younger Children Could Be Ready by Halloween
A smaller dose of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech produced a safe and “robust” immune response in children ages 5-11 in a clinical trial, the company said Monday morning.
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‘Mu’ Variant Arrives in Dallas County
A new strain of COVID-19, Mu, has reached Dallas.
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Will You Have Access to High-Level Life Support During the Pandemic?
We hear a lot about ICU and hospital bed availability, but after reading about a young father in San Angelo who later died after a protracted battle with COVID, we felt it was important to ask another question.
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HPISD Pandemic Response Committee Updates
District officials say decisions on when to conduct classes remotely will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Healthcare Workers Mark 18-month Mark of Pandemic in Texas
It’s been 18 months since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Texas, and healthcare workers across the state marked the solemn event with five minutes of silence Friday.
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Fire Station 41 Mourns Loss of Firefighter to COVID
A 40-year veteran with Dallas Fire-Rescue died after a long battle with COVID, the department said Thursday.
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Mask Rebellion
Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa was facing a new school year situated firmly, it seemed, between a rock and a hard place.
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State Fair COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
With about 30 days to go until the opening of the fair, the State Fair of Texas publicized its latest COVID-19 health and safety guidelines this week.
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Grown Ups (and Masks) Should Keep Kids Safe
Fifth grader (and People Newspaper’s youngest intern) John Erickson explains his feelings about his return to school.
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UTSW Warns of Rising COVID Hospitalizations
Researchers at UT Southwestern warned this week that COVID-19 hospitalizations in Dallas and Tarrant Counties could exceed January surge levels in September.
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Can’t Mask Emotions
During a four-hour session in a meeting room packed with neighbors divided over COVID-19 protocols, a high school junior stepped up to plead with Highland Park ISD trustees.
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