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Posted on · Though the number of COVID cases aren’t increasing substantially in our area, the new BA.2 subvariant is becoming more prevalent in Houston. Today, a local epidemiologist is here to explain this and more COVID headlines.
Posted on · The city of Houston and Texas Children's Hospital are holding a mass vaccination clinic Friday at the George R. Brown convention center with the aim of vaccinating 5,000 or more people before the holidays.
Posted on · City employees have had over six weeks to comply with the mayor’s COVID-19 order.
Posted on · The House measure focuses on giving employees fired for refusing a vaccine the right to sue their former employers, while the Senate bill hews closer to Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order.
Posted on · Attorneys for Carmine’s and for three women from Texas who are facing charges tell the New York Times that the women had provided documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations but that the altercation escalated after two men who joined the party didn’t have proof.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn more about a mask mandate for schools and daycares, new guidance on COVID vaccines for pregnant women, a closer look at how the infrastructure bill just passed in the Senate would affect Greater Houston, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We learn how area colleges and universities are preparing for the start of the fall semester amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.
Posted on · Today, we get an update on COVID – from vaccines to the global situation to what summer in the US might look like.
Posted on · Experts discuss the health economic impacts of the pandemic and help us understand recent COVID-19 vaccine news.