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A Key Tool In Houston’s Research On COVID-19 Variants? Your Poop

Katie Watkins

Posted on May 10, 2021 · Last year, health officials in Houston started using the city’s sewage system to help detect where the coronavirus was spreading. Now, they've fine-tuned the process, zeroing-in on specific buildings and monitoring for the emergence of new variants.

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Cases Of The U.K. COVID-19 Variant In Houston Are Doubling By The Week, Researchers Say

Matt Harab

Posted on March 17, 2021 · The news underscores what doctors and researchers have been stressing for months: the importance of vaccinating as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, in order to reach herd immunity.

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Houston To Open 2nd Drive-Thru COVID-19 Vaccination Site Near George Bush Airport

Matt Harab

Posted on March 8, 2021 · The city opened its first drive-thru vaccination site at Delmar Stadium earlier this year.

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Texas students in grades 3-8 make significant gains in STAAR tests, while lower math scores linger

Becky Fogel, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 5, 2022 · While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered.

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Houston-area home prices jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The median sales price of a home is now $285,000 in Harris County and $315,000 in Houston.

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Houston begins COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5

Celeste Schurman

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The doses have been tailored for young children, at one-quarter of the adult dose for Moderna and one-tenth the adult dose for Pfizer.

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COVID vaccine for young kids, Make Music Day in Houston, and the co-creator of ‘Deadpool’ (June 21, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 21, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: A pediatrician discusses the approval of the COVID vaccine for children as young as 6 months. We celebrate Make Music Day in Houston with some live performances. And we talk with Fabian Nicieza, the co-creator of the Marvel character Deadpool.

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