Coronavirus
Dallas County Updates Guidelines as COVID Threat Level Moves to Red
This week, Dallas County health officials moved the county’s COVID-19 threat level to red — the most severe level of risk — because of an uptick in cases attributed to the highly contagious delta strain.
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Second Pandemic School Year Leaves Many Parents Feeling Worried
How do you plan for a school year with so many pandemic variables?
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Are You Ready for Back to School?
As the school year approaches and health experts warily watch new, more virulent COVID variants come to the forefront, we want to ask parents: How do you feel about sending your child to school?
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CDC: Mask Up in Places with High COVID-19 Spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised their guidance on mask-wearing to recommend that even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors if they are in an area with high or significant spread.
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Abbott Further Limits Local Control of COVID Response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and leading medical experts may be saying everyone in a location where COVID is surging again — regardless of vaccination status — should be wearing a mask these days, but Gov. Greg Abbott insists it’s a matter of personal responsibility.
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COVID Surge Shaping Back-to-School Discussions
In less than a week, some Dallas schools will open their doors and begin welcoming students — just in time for what many health experts say could be a resurgence of COVID-19 thanks to newer, more contagious variants.
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UTSW Warns Of COVID-19 Numbers Like Worst Periods of Pandemic If Trends Continue
A recent report from UT Southwestern showed hospital volumes in North Texas have risen 89% over the past two weeks and their model projects hospitalizations could reach levels similar to the beginning of 2021 — the worst of the pandemic — by October if the pace of vaccinations remains the same.
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Dallas County Officials Urge Extreme Caution for Unvaccinated Individuals
After an extended period in the yellow “proceed with caution” level, rising case counts and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have spurred county health officials to recommend unvaccinated individuals move back to the orange “extreme caution” level.
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Remembrance Tree Planted for Respiratory Therapist Lost to COVID-19
A respiratory therapist who colleagues said will always be remembered for her compassion was honored with a tree-planting ceremony Friday at Medical City Dallas.
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Study: CRISPR Stops Coronavirus Replication in Human Cells
Scientists used CRISPR gene-editing technology to stop the replication of coronavirus in human cells.
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Delta Variant Becomes Dominant In U.S.
The highly infectious delta variant, which was first detected in India, now accounts for more than 51% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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