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Herd immunity's achievability is questioned.

With time running out on the Texas legislative session, health experts urge lawmakers to prepare for the next pandemic Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. About a year ago, as a once-in-a-century public health crisis was unraveling across the world, it was abundantly clear how unprepared Texas was for the pandemic. An aging data collection system within the Texas Department of State Health Services made it difficult for health officials to fully assess the impact of COVID-19, which the state's official number...

Texas legislative session, health experts urge lawmakers to prepare for the next pandemic Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Eunice Russ places a case of water into the back of a truck during a Neighborhood Super Site food distribution by the Houston Food Bank at NRG Stadium Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 in Houston. Houston Food Bank volunteers distributed food to several thousand Houstonians in need following the severe winter storm that knocked power and water out throughout the area.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer About a year ago, as a once...

Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE PHOTO --- A nurse passes a blood sample of a COVID-19 patient to another nurse for testing in the ER at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in the Medical Center last July. Experts say lawmakers are running out of time to pass meaningful legislation that would help the state survive the next pandemic.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-News About a year ago, as a once-in-a-century public health crisis was unraveling across the world, it was abundantly clear how unprepared Texas was for the pandemic. An aging data collection syste...

President Biden has promised enough doses for all American adults by this summer. Limitations to get it done before then abound.