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How To Combat Vaccine Hesitancy And Misconceptions
Posted on · Over 43% of the U.S. Population has been vaccinated but the rate of vaccinations has slowed significantly dropped in previous weeks.
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Teen COVID Rates Are On The Rise And How To Combat Vaccine Hesitancy
Posted on · We delve into the latest developments with COVID origins, variants, and vaccine mandates.
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Women Look For Cures To ‘Implicit Bias’ In Addition To Physical Ailments In Healthcare
Posted on · Self-education and self-advocacy are some of the ways women can overcome "implicit bias", according to health advocacy experts.
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Fully-Vaccinated Individuals Test Positive For COVID In Breakthrough Infections
Posted on · How are fully vaccinated people testing positive for COVID and what are their symptoms? Leading vaccinologists and infectious diseases experts answer your questions.
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How To Find A Healthy Balance Of Internet Usage In Children And Teens
Posted on · Has the pandemic made the influence of social media and screen time worse? And what can parents do to protect their children from negative effects?
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CDC Announces New Guidance On Masks And Social Distancing For Those Who Are Fully Vaccinated
Posted on · Fully vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without masks and visit with unvaccinated people who are low-risk without masks and social distancing.
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Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines And Variants
Posted on · A top vaccine expert and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine joins us to help clarify the latest headlines and data and to provide science-based answers to your questions – from efficacy to blood clots and more.
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A&M Research COVID-19 Transmission After Vaccination And Ask A Doctor
Posted on · An estimated 2,000 Texas college students will take part in a contact tracing survey along with 10,000 national participants started by Operation Warp Speed, the accelerated testing, supply, development, and distribution COVID-19 vaccine plan by the federal government.
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The Role Of Health And Wellness Habits In The Pandemic
Posted on · What is the impact of our eating and exercise habits and how can we improve our general health moving forward?
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United Healthcare Creates Vaccine Resource Locator
Posted on · The site uses aggregated information from state and local officials as well as retail pharmacies to locate available COVID vaccine appointments.
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When Will Houston Reach Herd Immunity? (March 12, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: An estimate on when we'll achieve herd immunity in Houston, remembering those lost a year into the pandemic, The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week's news, and Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October.
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Gov. Abbott’s Emergency Priorities For The Texas Legislature (Feb. 2, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We examine a set of “emergency items” for the Texas legislative session the governor revealed Monday night. And we learn how fighting COVID-19 has changed medical care for the better.
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Remembering The 400,000 Lives Lost To COVID And Searching For More Vaccines
Posted on · We continue to cover COVID developments in the Houston area, and to address a topic that a lot of people are concerned about – Where can you get a vaccine? And when are more vaccines coming?
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The Search For Vaccines Is On As COVID-19 Cases Climb
Posted on · Hospitals deal with limited intensive care units as they take in a growing number of COVID-19 patients in the city.
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Your COVID Vaccine And Vaccination Questions Answered
Posted on · Medical experts discuss COVID vaccine efficacy, protocol, rollout and safety as Texas enters Phase 1B of vaccination.