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Myles Harris, 14, earned Boy Scouts of America's rarely awarded Medal of Merit for rescuing his mother from a near-drowning in Hawaii last July

Houston ISD and the Houston Health Department are partnering to administer free COVID-19 tests to students and staff on HISD campuses, beginning later this fall.

More than 51,000 Houstonians are overdue for 2nd coronavirus shot Published:  Tags:  HOUSTON – More than 51,000 Houstonians are overdue for their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Scott Packard, spokesman for the Houston Health Department, said that 1,132,816 residents of Houston have received at least one dose for the vaccine as of April 21. That’s of the 2,316,797 people eligible to receive it. Packard said that 772,572 of those people have received their second dose, but 51,881 of those who have received their first dose are overdue for their second one. Overdue is defined as b...

Thousands of Houstonians skipped their second COVID-19 vaccine shot, health department says More than 50,000 Houstonians fail to get second COVID-19 vaccination FOX 26 Reporter Ivory Hecker has more as more than 50,000 Houstonians haven't received their second COVID-19 vaccination. HOUSTON - More than 50,000 Houstonians didn’t get their second COVID-19 vaccine shot after receiving this first one, according to the Houston Health Department. "There is a situation where not everybody is getting their second dose," said Scott Packard, spokesman for Houston Health Dept. You should get your secon...

The Houston Independent School District has talked a big game about transparency around COVID-19 cases within its school system, but doubt still abounds as to whether or not the district is doing everything it can to keep the public informed about just how well local schools are faring during the pandemic. Multiple sources have told the Houston Press that there are more confirmed positive coronavirus cases within district campuses than the stats on HISD’s public dashboard reflect. It’s still unclear how and how often the district’s dashboard is updated with new positive COVID-19 cases....