President Joe Biden Jan. 28 announced that University of Texas at Austinâs Dr. Pritesh Gandhi was named the chief medical officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
Gandhi is the associate medical director for the Peopleâs Community Clinic of Austin, an East Austin safety-net clinic that gives care to more than 16,000 Central Texans who are uninsured.
The Indian American is also an affiliate faculty member at the University of Texas Dell Medical School. At Dell Medical School, he specializes in population health and pediatrics, according to his bio.
He studied at Tufts University and completed his residency at Tulane University. He also studied at the London School of Economics and Johns Hopkins University, a news release said.
Now in Session: The
87th Legislature gaveled in Tuesday at the
Texas State Capitol amid heightened security following last week s attack on the U.S. Capitol building. A small gathering of protesters – some armed militia, some anti-vaxxers – were also on hand. Read our Lege preview.
Field Hospital Activated: As Central Texas continued surge in cases and hospitalizations puts pressure on area hospitals, an
alternate care site at the
Austin Convention Center opened on Tuesday to deal with overflow. Read more.
Vaccine Town Halls:
Austin Public Health is conducting virtual town halls in English (Jan. 13, viewable on APH s Facebook page and ATXN) and Spanish (Jan. 14, viewable on the Univision 62 Facebook page, website, and app) to discuss
One week after health authorities in Abilene had created a sign-up list for people eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines, the waiting list was 3,500 names long.
A mass vaccination clinic at a livestock showgrounds in the Rio Grande Valley city of Mercedes reached capacity by 6 a.m. Tuesday after 800 people waited in line in cars overnight.
And in Travis County, Black elected officials say they are concerned that Austin-area vaccine distribution plans which hinge on getting out vaccines through grocery stores and pharmacies leave poor communities of color miles from vaccination sites.
An American-Statesman examination of the vaccine rollout across the state shows that even as 1.5 million doses of vaccine have been shipped to Texas, an uneven system of distribution has led to bottlenecks and concerns about access.
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