Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic is having a detrimental impact on substance use, mental health, and weight-related health behaviours among people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern and the UTHealth School of Public Health.
5 things to keep in mind when comparing Dallas and Denton’s COVID vaccine efforts
It’s easy to be jealous of Denton’s massive inoculation event. But there is a lot of context to keep in mind evaluating the Fair Park and Texas Motor Speedway sites.
No two Texas COVID-19 vaccine hubs are exactly the same.
With so much confusion and competition to get the life-saving doses which continue to be in short supply you’d be forgiven if while waiting for your number to be called, you get a little jealous looking over the county line to see thousands vaccinated in one fell swoop.
More hospital beds are freeing up in Austin and around the state as COVID-19 cases dip, but epidemiologists and medical authorities warn the disease could pick up steam again.
Slightly fewer than 11,000 Texans were being treated for the coronavirus in Texas hospitals, according to Tuesday data, the most recent available, a 23.9% drop since a high of 14,218 on Jan. 11. There are now fewer Texas COVID-19 patients than during the summer peak. We’re in a downward cycle with hospitalizations now, University of Texas System Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs Dr. John Zerwas, a medical adviser to Gov. Greg Abbott, told the American-Statesman.
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Volunteer Adilene Ramirez hands out fliers with information about COVID-19 and the vaccine to people who show up for a weekly food distribution Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in New Caney. Texas Familias Council put in efforts to encourage Latinos, many of whom showed up for the food distribution, to get vaccinated and distribute accurate information about the pandemic amid some skepticism and misinformation about the coronavirus.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Volunteers Esveidy Norberto, from left, Alec Jordan and Steve Jordan load packages of food into people s trunk at a weekly food distribution Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in New Caney. The distribution was a partnership between Texas Familias Council and Abundant Harvest Kitchen.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
2,600 available slots for the COVID-19 vaccine were filled 16 minutes after reservations went live, according to the director for the Houston Health Department.