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Updated: 11:15 AM CST January 8, 2021 PECOS, Texas — Nurses at Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The school district posted a picture of their nurses on Facebook on January 8. As part of Texas' distribution of the vaccine, school nurses are included in Phase 1B as they are considered health care workers interacting with the public. Nurses at school districts across West Texas should hopefully also be receiving the vaccine soon as children head back to campus after the winter break. Related Articles

Boerne and Kendall County administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to public On Monday, nearly 400 residents in Boerne and Kendall County were able to receive their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Author: Natalie Eyster Updated: 4:47 PM CST January 6, 2021 On Monday, nearly 400 residents in Boerne and Kendall County were able to receive their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Those who were vaccinated were qualified under the state of Texas’ Phase 1B vaccination guidelines. “What we are doing in Kendall County and Boerne is working ...

The Bell County Public Health District identified a COVID-19 related fatality for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday, as active cases reached 2,296 — the most concurrent infections to date, according to the health district. “The newest death was for a woman in her 80s from Temple,” Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said of Bell County’s 165th COVID-19 related death. “Our thoughts go to her family.” Bell County also registered a single-day case increase of 247 on Thursday, which contributed to its incidence rate spiking to 632.6 per 100,000 people...

To see a full list of Texas' Phase 1A vaccination group, click here.  "This is going to help you personally because it's going to help you protect you, but also remember the person you are most likely to infect is a member of your very own family. So when your opportunity comes up for you to get vaccinated, I would jump on that" Persse said.  COVID by the numbers in Houston The city of Houston stands at an 11.6 percent COVID positivity rate. Last week, the positivity rate was 11.2. for the Houston/Harris County COVID-19 dashboard The health department added an additional 765 positive cases ...