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Texas Officials: No Earlier Concerns After Microbe Found In Lake Jackson

Associated Press

Posted on September 29, 2020 · Doctors believe the microbe is responsible for the death of a 6-year-old boy earlier this month.

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Mayor Sylvester Turner Mandates Masks For City Employees, Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s Ban

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 3, 2021 · In an internal memo, Turner directed all city employees who can "medically tolerate" a face covering to wear one while on city premises in areas where it’s difficult to maintain social distancing. The mandate is effective Wednesday.

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With School Openings Near, Parents And Teachers Say State Leaders Have Stripped Them Of Weapons Against COVID-19

Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 2, 2021 · Public health experts and medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19. The governor has stood firm on his ban against masking mandates in schools.

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The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows

Rob Stein, NPR / SELENA SIMMONS-DUFFIN, NPR

Posted on July 23, 2021 · New estimates show the U.S. is on track to see a big rise in cases and more than triple the number of deaths by October.

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Nearly All COVID Deaths In U.S. Are Now Among Unvaccinated

CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP / Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Posted on June 24, 2021 · New data suggests that fewer than 1% of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 in May were in people who were fully vaccinated.

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