Dallas Partners With Methodist Health System To Distribute Vaccines This Week
The city of Dallas will be partnering with Methodist Health System to help distribute thousands of COVID-19 vaccines this week, Mayor Eric Johnson announced Sunday.
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The city of Dallas will be partnering with Methodist Health System to help distribute thousands of COVID-19 vaccines this week, Mayor Eric Johnson announced Sunday.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 1,617 new cases of COVID-19, along with 12 more deaths.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has issued an apology after residents voiced their frustrations with the city's COVID-19 vaccination site at the convention center on Saturday.
It's a massive operation which, some residents said, shouldn't be in the heart of downtown.
The health director of the Navarro County Health Department, Dr. Kent Rogers, died Saturday afternoon after complications from COVID-19, according to multiple Facebook posts.
Dallas County ended this week with 183 deaths to COVID-19, which is the most in one week since the pandemic began.
Texas health officials reported 18,109 new coronavirus cases on Saturday and 332 more deaths.
Overall, Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is 85% effective in preventing severe disease with a single shot.
Dallas ISD will be working to survey as many teachers, staff and parents as possible to decide whether or not their campuses will operate on their regular school year calendar or the one of two alternative calendars.
Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas predicted Friday that Texas will see 4.2% job growth this year, which amounts to the state adding 518,000 jobs.
Collin County will receive 42,900 doses next week and open two new hubs in Plano and Frisco.
With one day of reporting left to go, Dallas County has already seen its deadliest week to COVID-19 since the pandemic began as it added 30 more deaths on Friday.
The Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees has approved three calendars for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.
Texas moved away from federal vaccine guidelines in December and joined other states in moving a broader population of older residents to the front of the line.
A total of 2,129 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness after 37 more deaths were reported Thursday.
While new unemployment claims in Texas have ticked upward in recent weeks, many out-of-work Texans said they're struggling to get through to the Texas Workforce Commission.
"The pandemic created an immediate threat to the health and safety of the general public requiring emergency response and protective measures throughout the state," FEMA said in a news release.
A 14-year-old boy in South Texas appears to be getting much needed help from state officials, including the governor, for his mother who is seriously ill with COVID-19.
It's the biggest loss for Southwest Airlines in nearly 50 years. The Dallas-based airline said Thursday it lost $3.1 billion in 2020 and bookings for early this year have stalled.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on air carriers. The largest U.S. airline, Fort Worth-based American Airlines, lost $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter.
Dallas County Commissioners called an emergency meeting Wednesday night to approve a new contract with a software company to overhaul the current setup.
The city outlined its three-day operation of vaccinating about 200 people an hour inside a parking garage at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
"These deaths are a result of the high number of COVID cases that have been reported over the last several weeks," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Texas officials helped create the State Mobile Vaccine Pilot Program in order to get doses to rural counties.
The Dallas Opera has decided to cancel this year's spring performances due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. The organization expects productions to resume in February 2022.
