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Garland to open drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine hub this week Garland to open COVID-19 vaccine hub Another city in North Texas is opening a vaccine mega site for people who are eligible. But the demand will far outstrip the supply of shots. GARLAND, Texas - A new vaccine center is opening this week in Garland with a backlog of people on the waiting list. But no one will have to stand in line. The hub at the Homer Johnson Stadium in Garland will be a drive-thru site for people in the 1A and 1B priority groups. It opens Thursday. Since it’s one of the state’s vaccine hubs, anyone can register. ...

Dr. Mark Casanova, president, Dallas County Medical Society The guidelines were adopted by the North Texas Mass Critical Care Taskforce, which includes hospital, health system, physician and disability communities from across North Texas. They provide a transparent triage guideline for allocation of limited medical resources in the event of a mass critical care situation, like a disaster or a pandemic, during which the demand for hospital and critical care resources exceeds supply. The guidelines were developed to save as many lives as possible and to help patients and families in North Tex...

Two state-sponsored treatment centers opened up in the metroplex this week. They'll administer antibody therapy to patients who may be at risk of going to the hospital.

Despite critics, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins remains steadfast on COVID response After a legacy-defining year, the county’s top elected official reflects on his leadership amid the coronavirus pandemic and racial justice. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins poses at his office after a news conference about the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 18, 2020. His year was dominated by fighting COVID-19 and responding to calls for criminal justice reform.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) When Dallas County commissioners met downtown recently, John Wiley Price and J.J. Koch snickered out loud. It w...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In the waning days of autumn, it appeared that Texas was destined for a dark winter. As recently as December 14, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported over 1.3 million confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with an average 13,698 confirmed cases and 191 deaths per day over the preceding week. The surge in cases portended an ill future, with Texas having the 35th most confirmed cases per capita among states and the District of Columbia during the past 7 days. As yet another wave of the p...