Texas COVID-19 vaccine map can help you avoid vaccine scams
Con artists are already claiming to have the COVID-19 vaccine and stealing people's money and personal information. There is one surefire way to check and see if someone claiming to be able to administer the vaccine is state approved.
UK ramps up vaccinations with first Oxford-AstraZeneca injection
Britain has taken another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving out the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
Houston's first public COVID-19 vaccine location officially opens
On Saturday, Houston’s first public COVID-19 vaccine location opened on the city’s Southside. Houston's Mayor says he hopes more than a million people in the city will get the shot by the end of January.
Houston luxury high-rise condominium complex one of the first known in the state to receive COVID-19 vaccine
According to the General Manager at The Montebello Condominium in Houston, several of their residents recently received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
City of Houston holding its first ever COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday
The City of Houston is holding a free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for people in the 1A and 1B categories. Only 750 people will be vaccinated on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
Coronavirus means life won't go back to normal until fall 2021, despite vaccines: Fauci
Top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that life in the U.S. will not get back to normal until fall 2021 despite emergency approvals of vaccines.
Houston Health Department to open COVID-19 vaccine site for the public on Saturday
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has authorized the Houston Health Department to open the city’s first free COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday
Thousands of volunteers got a placebo; Should they now receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
Health experts are debating what to tell study volunteers who got a dummy shot instead of a COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 timeline: How the pandemic unfolded over 1 year
The challenging months brought death, sickness, disruption and scientific exploration to the forefront of our lives, and many call it both the shortest and the longest year in history — and one that will certainly not be forgotten.
US vaccine rollout off to slow, messy start
The race to vaccinate millions of Americans is off to a slower, messier start than public health officials and leaders of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed had expected.
Houston-area doctor critical of COVID-19 vaccination rollout
FOX 26 also spoke with Dr. Peter Hotez with Baylor College of Medicine Wednesday. He has been very vocal in what he is calling a slow timeline to administer vaccines.
Texas governor, top health official urge quick vaccinations
In separate statements, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and state health Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt suggested that some hospitals are not moving fast enough in distributing the vaccine to the first rounds of eligible patients.
UK approves second COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
Britain became the first country to authorize an easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine whose developers hope it will become the “vaccine for the world.”
Kamala Harris receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.
Coronavirus variants: Will COVID-19 vaccines work against new mutations?
Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they're working to confirm that.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout to US troops overseas gets underway
Troops based in Japan, South Korea and Europe were among the first to receive the vaccine amid rising cases of the coronavirus around the world.
CVS begins giving COVID-19 vaccines to Houston-area seniors
Those who are among the most vulnerable, our seniors, are now getting the COVID-19 vaccine as CVS Pharmacy begins vaccinating 275,000 already selected nursing home staff and residents here in Texas.
Lyft leads coalition offering 60 million rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination sites
Lyft is offering 60 million free or discounted rides to and from coronavirus vaccination sites in uninsured, at-risk and low-income communities.
AstraZeneca believes vaccine will work against COVID-19 variant
The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Hungary, Germany
Hungarian doctors and health care workers began getting vaccinated Saturday with one of the continent’s first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.