Appointments full for Galveston Co. COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Appointments are now full after registration opened Monday morning for the Galveston County Health District’s next COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
Merck ends development of 2 potential COVID-19 vaccines after poor results
Merck said Monday that it will focus instead on studying two possible treatments for the virus that also have yet to be approved by regulators.
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine appears effective against new variants, working on booster shot as precaution
Moderna said it is developing a new vaccine against the new variant first detected in South Africa as a precaution.
COVID-19 vaccine supply lags as Texans wait for shot appointments
According to Texas Department of State Health Services, almost 1.4 million Texans have received a COVID-19 shot.
Harris Health System to run out of COVID-19 vaccines on Friday
The Harris Health System says it will run out of coronavirus vaccines by noon Friday, and up to a thousand appointments will have to be cancelled.
FBI, FDA warn of COVID-19 vaccine and cure scams
FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan tells you what you need to know to avoid being taken advantage of by scammers.
Preliminary research finds some COVID-19 mutations may dampen vaccine effectiveness
Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the coronavirus may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines.
Fort Bend County receives 5,850 COVID-19 doses; preregistration reopens
Fort Bend County Health & Human Services received a supply of 5,850 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday and will begin scheduling appointments for those who are currently preregistered.
States running out of COVID-19 vaccine doses, canceling appointments
The push to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus is hitting a roadblock: A number of states are reporting they are running out of vaccine, and tens of thousands of people who managed to get appointments for a first dose are seeing them canceled.
4,400 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine spoiled en route to Maine due to inadequate refrigeration
Maine health authorities set aside a batch of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after discovering the 4,400 doses weren’t kept at the required temperature.
Appointments open for those 65+ to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Galveston Co.
The Galveston County Health District is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to those 65 years of age and older by appointment only beginning Wednesday.
Houston's first mega site unable to vaccinate everyone with appointments
On Saturday, a line of people with COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Minute Maid Park were turned away after waiting for hours. The Houston Health Department sent a tweet at the time reading, “We’re unable to accommodate the volume of people in line.”
2,600 appointments filled in 16 minutes for Houston COVID-19 vaccine mega site
It only took 16 minutes to fill the 2,600 appointments that opened on Friday morning for a COVID-19 vaccination mega site at Minute Maid Park.
Memorial Hermann's latest COVID-19 vaccination appointments now full
After Memorial Hermann opened up an additional 2,000 appointments at our COVID-19 Vaccine Drive-Thru Clinic at NRG Park on Friday evening, the slots are now full.
Thousands more COVID-19 vaccination slots to open in Harris County during MLK weekend
Harris County Public Health, which is one of three state-designated vaccine hubs in Harris County, is preparing to administer its latest shipment of 9,000 vaccines this coming week.
Is Texas getting shorted vaccine doses by the federal government?
Despite being the second-most populous state, according to data from the CDC, Texas ranks 48th nationally in the number of vaccine doses received per capita.
Companies offer financial incentives to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
Dollar General is one of the first major companies to announce extra pay for workers who get vaccinated.
Texas first state to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines
Texas has administered more than one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Appointments full as drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic begins at NRG Park
About 13,000 people are expected to get their COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-thru clinic in an NRG Park parking lot over the next four days. Unfortunately, no more spots are available.
School nurse in Humble relieved to get COVID-19 vaccine
A school nurse in Humble shares why a COVID-19 vaccine is so important to her and how she thinks it will help educators.