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Deep into the Texas winter many are getting sick. Why now?

Pop-up events for COVID-19 vaccines are being planned in Dallas and Fort Worth through a fall campaign by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

“It’s really not about any individual group. Viruses are equal opportunity infectors. They have no bias,” Texas State University Dr. Rodney Rohde said.

Most local officials insist they still have testing capacity at their public testing sites, but Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said demand has outpaced supply.

Most local officials insist they still have testing capacity at their public testing sites, but Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said demand has outpaced supply.

If long lines seem like a familiar sight, they are. People are once again rushing to get tested for COVID as the Omicron variant spreads and holiday gatherings near

As congenital syphilis cases soar in the state, especially among infants of color, health officials wonder what it will take to get the public's attention.

“Nobody’s making a big enough deal about this,” said Dr. Irene Stafford, an OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Houston. “What will it take? Where is the funding, where are the big media campaigns? …We have babies dying from something 100% preventable, so where is the big response?”