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Rules for special events relaxed in response to new COVID guidelines By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team Published  AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Center for Events (ACE) says it's revising the Bringing Events Back: Event Reopening Guide and the COVID-19 Health and Safety Form currently required for special events applications. Revisions to the guide and application process will take effect next week. Officials say applicants can anticipate changes to the social distancing requirements and masking requirements to incorporate the latest guidelines.  Providing proof of vaccine for patrons will not be a ...

Austin drops to Stage 2 of COVID-19 risk guidelines for the first time Austin drops to Stage 2 of COVID-19 risk guidelines for the first time Though the Austin area has dropped to the Stage 2 risk level, authorities urge caution.  Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images For the very first time during the coronavirus pandemic, Austin and Travis County have moved into Stage 2 of the local COVID-19 risk-based guidelines.   The City of Austin announced Tuesday, May 18 that the city and county have dropped to the lesser-concerning Stage 2 level, a status the area has not reached until now. And thoug...

The new changes can be implemented to either Escott's health authority rules, which require businesses, by law, to ensure customers and employees cover their faces while inside, or Austin Public Health's risk-based guidelines, which are not legal requirements but some aspects are enforced as part of the county’s health codes. "Masks are still required in the city and in the county in public places," Escott clarified Friday, saying that, while he was surprised by the CDC's announcement Thursday, it wasn't completely unexpected. "Again, we're still working on what will end up in the ru...

Vax Here, Vax There: The drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Circuit of the Americas has moved to the Travis County Expo Center (7

Providers gear up to vaccinate kids 12 and up against COVID-19 Providers gear up to vaccinate kids 12 and up against COVID-19 Many providers are already gearing up to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to those 12 years old and older who are now eligible to receive it. AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Public Health is urging parents to get their kids 12 and older vaccinated after seeing an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in kids and teens.  "This is a warning for parents. Even though the overall threat is decreasing within the community, their children are still vulnerable. and they're going...