CDC issues warning on New COVID-19 variant B117
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Share: The coronavirus is doing what all viruses do, mutating as it goes, said Dr. Linda Yancey.
This new variant spreads 70% faster and is extremely contagious, but it is not more deadly than the COVID-19 strain.
The CDC issued a warning Friday that said this new variant could become the dominant source of infection in the U.S. by March and would likely lead to a wrenching surge in cases and deaths that would further burden overwhelmed hospitals.
By Saturday, authorities in Dallas and Corpus Christi reported the first known cases of the B117 variant in their communities.
GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) The Houston Health Department announced it received more vaccine doses and booked 2,600 appointments in 16 minutes in order to vaccinate thousands of people this weekend at its site in Minute Maid Park, while surrounding counties are waiting for more vaccine doses from the state.
UTMB Galveston told ABC13 a shipment of doses did not arrive on time this week, forcing it to cancel more than 6,000 appointments for people scheduled to receive their first dose of the vaccine.
This is the statement sent to ABC13 on Friday morning: It is true that UTMB did not receive a vaccine shipment this week. As previously stated, UTMB does not control the supplies and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Memorial Hermann Hospital RN Jacqueline Uwanda prepares to enter a COVID patient s room inside a 38-bed ICU treating mostly COVID patients, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Houston s Texas Medical Center.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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People hangout at a patio of a bar on Holman Street Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is pleading with Houstonians to do their part in helping curb climbing coronavirus numbers following more than 30,000 deaths in Texas.
Houston s beloved MLK Day Parade marches on virtually in 2021
Houston s beloved MLK Day Parade marches on virtually in 2021 The cherished annual MLK Day Parade will be livestreamed this year.
Photo courtesy of Black Heritage Foundation A cherished and annual Houston tradition is pivoting for a virtual offering this year, but promises all the familiar players. This year’s
43rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade will take place virtually from 10 am to noon on January 18, organizers announced on January 11. The parade will be jointly produced by the Black Heritage Society and the City of Houston. Instantly recognizable performers will provide entertainment, including the University of Houston marching band, the Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musicians, Booker T. Washington High School dance, band, cheer, and others. The virtual affair will also include footage from the very first parade in 1978, as well as other historical footage from over the years, per a pres