The COVID-19 vaccine is the brightest light of hope but with it comes uncertainty.
Scientists aren t positive how long the antibodies from the current vaccines will protect against the virus.
It s possible people will need an annual shot.
There s also uncertainty in how SARS-CoV-2 will mutate. There are millions of people currently infected so this gives the virus incredible opportunity to create new variants, which it s constantly doing all the time, said Dallas County Medical Society s Dr. John Carlo.
Scientists believe the new mRNA technology used to create two of the three COVID-19 vaccines will allow them to easily tweak the vaccines to fight of emerging variants.
The first COVID case in North Texas was confirmed a year ago on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, masks won't be mandated, but many businesses say they'll still require them.
Will February’s winter storms result in an uptick in COVID-19 cases? Health experts say it’s hard to say
Even as hundreds of thousands sought refuge in warming shelters and others’ homes, many others stayed put, health experts say.
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas was opened up as a warming shelter during last month s bitterly cold winter storms.(Ali Hendricksen)
More than two weeks after winter storms wreaked havoc across Texas, some health experts worry the extreme weather could lead to an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Over 3 million Texans were without power for days on end, and even after the worst of the storms had passed, over 13 million people across the state were affected by boil-water notices or were without water altogether.
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