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Houston Hospitals Prepare For Face Mask Shortage As COVID-19 Spreads Across Region

Posted on April 7, 2020 · It’s mostly smaller healthcare facilities that are short on PPE, Houston nurse says.

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Houston Entrepreneur Is Cutting into the Shortage of Protective Gear for Female Workers

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on September 28, 2018 · Jane Henry got the idea for her new company when working on her house after Harvey.

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As Title 42 ends, Houston-area services for immigrants prepare for what’s next

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 11, 2023 · As the COVID-era immigration policy comes to an end, we ask an attorney, a charity worker, and an immigrant rights organization what to expect here.

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As WHO ends COVID-19 global emergency, Houston expert says virus is still around but numbers ‘dramatically’ down

James Gutierrez

Posted on May 5, 2023 · “This signals, the transition from a pandemic to an endemic, we just to have to learn to how to deal with it.”

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WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19

Posted on May 5, 2023 · The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020.

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Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston as the national emergency ends

Michael Hagerty / Rebecca Noel

Posted on April 12, 2023 · Dr. David Persse, the city's chief medical officer, looks back at the last three years and discusses what still concerns him about COVID-19.

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