Town Square
The Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
Posted on · 2,600 available slots for the COVID-19 vaccine were filled 16 minutes after reservations went live, according to the director for the Houston Health Department.
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Town Square
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins Urges Americans To Wear A Mask Against “This Diabolical Virus”
Posted on · The Director of the National Institutes of Health reflects on the early days of the pandemic.
Town Square
The Long Awaited COVID-19 Vaccine Rolls Out In Houston Today. What To Expect And Who Will Get It First?
Posted on · The minus 70 Celsius vaccines can be thawed in 30 minutes at room temperature and then it has five hours to be administered. If not, the vaccine must be discarded.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Concerns Over Fast-Tracking COVID-19 Vaccines, And Health Care Cost Transparency (Sep. 10, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Show: Why a leading expert is concerned about fast-tracking a COVID-19 vaccine, why health care costs are so hard to pin down, why some Texans lost power after Hurricane Laura, and previewing the Texans season.
National
Amid Campaign Jabs Over Vaccine, Senate Holds Hearing On Treatment Development
Posted on · The president has in recent weeks escalated campaign promises to deliver a vaccine by the end of the year, suggesting that a treatment against the coronavirus could be ready by the November election.