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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 medica...

McAllen woman to receive life-saving COVID-19 therapy after her son writes to Gov. Abbott The therapy is available in major Texas cities, like Dallas and Houston, but has not been available at the hospital in the Rio Grande Valley where the woman has spent the past few weeks fighting the virus. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston is one of the U.S. hospitals Walmart has identified as a center for excellence, a program it created where it offers employees the option to travel to hospitals specializing in certain surgeries.(Michael Ciaglo / Houston Chronicle) A McAllen woman hospit...

Tarrytown Pharmacy in Austin quickly exhausted its supply of 500 coronavirus vaccine doses in late December, then was bombarded by phone calls from people looking to get vaccinated. Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune After the staff at Austin’s Tarrytown Pharmacy hustled to vaccinate 500 vulnerable Texans and front-line workers over the holidays, pharmacist Rannon Ching logged into an online state system used to track the vaccines. Then he panicked. According to the system, his Tarrytown pharmacy hadn’t vaccinated anyone. The numbers on his screen indicat...

Then he panicked. According to the system, his Tarrytown pharmacy hadn’t vaccinated anyone. The numbers on his screen indicated all 500 doses were still sitting on his shelf. “I freaked out thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re not going to give me any [more] doses because they think I’m not giving anything,’” Ching said. As the state began the massive undertaking of distributing the coronavirus vaccine, its early rollout was beset by data problems that left state officials with immunization and dose information that was outdated, incomplete and sometimes misleadin...

<figcaption> Tarrytown Pharmacy in Austin quickly exhausted its supply of 500 coronavirus vaccine doses in late December, then was bombarded by phone calls from people looking to get vaccinated. <cite>Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune</cite> </figcaption>