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Abbott Allocates Additional $94.6M For Higher Education
Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced that the state will invest an extra $94.6 million in federal funding to support higher education.
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COVID Variant Prompts Updated Safety Guidance
An uptick in the transmission of the highly contagious delta COVID-19 variant has prompted officials to announce and update safety measures.
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Grim Pandemic Milestone Reached by U.S.
The COVID-19 death rate hit a grim milestone last week - but it took longer to reach it thanks to vaccination efforts.
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PCCI Reports Updates on County’s Herd Immunity Goal
From April to the end of May, the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s COVID-19 Vulnerability Index recorded a 40% drop in average vulnerability.
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The Disparate Impact of COVID-19
All businesses were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic this past year, but not all were affected equally.
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New Initiatives to Help Promote Vaccination Among Young Adults
United States health officials are asking young adults to refrain from swiping left on their COVID-19 vaccinations.
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UP ZIP Code Hits ‘Herd Immunity,’ But What About Dallas County?
While “herd immunity” remains elusive in the U.S. and North Texas as a whole, 12 Dallas County ZIP codes have reached the 80% threshold, including 75225 in University Park.
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Slowing COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Slows Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’
A continued slowing vaccination rate recently pushed the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) to push back its forecast for when Dallas County could reach herd immunity to late July.
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Navigating the Great Unmasking
Throughout the pandemic, pulling on a mask to interact with strangers became a matter of course - and new guidance freeing vaccinated individuals from the ritual has some worried.
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Abbott Prohibits Local Governments, School Districts From Requiring Masks
Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday issued an executive order prohibiting governmental entities in Texas from requiring or mandating mask wearing.
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FDA OKs Expanding Use of Pfizer Vaccine In Ages 12-15
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 through 15 years of age.
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One Shot Is Good, Two Shots Are Better
Infectious disease experts (and mathematicians) are pretty unanimous: 64% is nice, but 94% is even better.
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State Vaccine Efforts Shift
After President Joe Biden announced that the country would begin a shift from mass vaccination efforts to more tailored options in more neighborhoods, Texas health officials began making changes to the way COVID vaccines are distributed, too.
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Dallas Love Field Launches COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Site
The City of Dallas Department of Aviation and MCI Diagnostic Center have partnered to bring a COVID-19 testing and vaccine site to Dallas Love Field.
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Vaccine Eligibility May Soon Include Younger Age Groups
One group of school-aged children may be able to get a COVID vaccination within the next couple of weeks, and an even younger cohort will likely be able to be immunized in the fall.
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State Urges Providers To Order Additional COVID-19 Vaccine as Needed
The Texas Department of State Health Services in a letter Friday urged vaccine providers to order additional shots as needed.
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PCCI: Park Cities ZIP Code Among 12 In County To Reach Herd Immunity
A Park Cities ZIP code is among 12 in Dallas County that the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) said this week had already reached the 80% herd immunity threshold.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Push Back Herd Immunity Forecast
COVID-19 vaccinations progress but Texas has fallen behind on vaccinations, causing herd immunity forecasts to be pushed back. Here is a mix of the COVID-19 related news that happened this week.
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CDC Relaxes Outdoor Mask Guidance In Some Situations
Centers for Disease Control Tuesday announced relaxed guidelines on masking outdoors in certain conditions, saying Americans who are fully vaccinated don’t have to wear masks outdoors unless they’re in a large crowd of strangers.
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Telemedicine Will Stay Post COVID, Doctors Say
Telemedicine has been around for a while, but it's safe to say it became more popular this year, during the pandemic -- and it's probably going to stay that way.