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Tag: flu vaccine

Health & Science

Get Your Flu Shot! Flu Cases In Houston Expected To Increase

Katie Watkins

Posted on January 9, 2019 · Currently between 1,300 and 1,600 people with flu-like illnesses are going to emergency rooms in Houston every week.

Tags flu season flu shot flu vaccine Houston Health Department

Houston Matters

Here’s What Houstonians Should Know about The Flu Vaccine

Houston Matters / Katie Watkins

Posted on October 23, 2018 · Rice University bioengineer Dr. Michael Deem stopped by Houston Matters to answer our questions about the flu vaccine.

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Houston Matters

Full Show: Early Voting, and Flu Vaccine Effectiveness (Oct. 23, 2018)

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 23, 2018 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We examine early voting totals so far. We learn how the flu vaccine works and about its effectiveness. And an art project is bringing pay phones back for educational purposes.

Tags 2018 midterm elections attwaters prairie chicken early voting endangered species flu vaccine flu virus Michael Deem voting

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Study Prompts Call To Examine Flu Vaccine And Miscarriage

Associated Press

Posted on September 13, 2017 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reached out to a doctor's group, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, to warn them the study is coming out and help them prepare for a potential wave of worry from expectant moms.

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Houston Health Department vendor under FBI investigation, city says

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on February 16, 2022 · The FBI confirmed agents were present at the department's 8000 N. Stadium Drive building as of noon Wednesday.

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Health & Science

COVID-19 numbers are declining across Greater Houston. But don’t let your guard down yet, the city’s health authority says

Joshua Zinn / Fabiana Chaparro, HPM Intern

Posted on February 1, 2022 · While the latest data is promising, it doesn't mean Houston's out of the woods, Houston Health Department Director David Persse told Houston Matters on Tuesday.

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COVID Cases continue to surge in 2022. Here’s what you need to know

Lisa Rosborough / Ernie Manouse

Posted on January 3, 2022 · Experts provide local and international perspectives and updates on Omicron, vaccines, boosters, and rapid testing.

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The impact of diabetes

Catherine Lu

Posted on December 14, 2021 · Today, we talk about diabetes – from the prevalence of the disease to prevention and treatment, plus how to face the sugary holidays with diabetes.

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