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DMN: Texas Spent Nearly $7B in Federal Funds on Temporary Health Workers During Pandemic

Throughout the pandemic, Texas has spent nearly $7 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money for temporary nurses, therapists, and doctors to maintain operations at hospitals and “alternate care sites,” the Dallas Morning News reported. (Read time: 2.6 minutes)

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Some Texas ICU Beds Remain Near Capacity

ICU beds in Texas hospitals remain near capacity despite declines since the peak of the summer surge attributed to the delta variant in August. (Read time: 2.7 minutes)

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Study: Unvaccinated Texans 20 Times More Likely To Die of COVID

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, during the month of September, Texans not vaccinated against COVID-19 were about 20 times more likely to suffer a COVID-19-associated death and 13 times more likely to test positive than people who were fully vaccinated.

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She Was ‘Always Taking Care of People’

The family of Carol Wilson Watkins remembers a mother and grandmother who died early in pandemic in the first of our ongoing series, "Pandemic Made Personal." (Read time: 4.1 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 2.7 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 3.1 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 3.2 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 2.3 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 2.1 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 2.9 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 4.1 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 3.9 minutes)

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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. (Read time: 4.1 minutes)