With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services is again hitting the road to promote vaccination. DSHS Launches New Round of Pop Up Vaccine Events
The Texas Department of State Health Services and its partners are again offering free health clinics at locations around South Texas as a way to prepare for disasters and public health emergencies. Operation Lone Star Returns Next Week with Free Health Services at Six Sites Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2021. Texas Reports Year’s First West Nile Case The Texas Department of State Health Services will award $10 million to local organizations working to promote COVID-19 vaccinations in Texas. DSHS to Award $10 Million in Grants to Support Local Vaccination Efforts Across Texas The Texas Department of State Health Services has informed cities, counties and health care facilities that the state will resume filling requests for medical surge staff that cannot be met locally. DSHS Resumes Filling Medical Staffing Requests 1 is Texas Influenza Awareness Day With flu season approaching and COVID-19 still spreading in Texas, now is the best time to get a flu shot.
Flu Season Is Coming, Get Your Flu Shot Now The Texas Department of State Health Services kicks off a new round of pop-up events today encouraging everyone 12 years old and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. DSHS Pop-Up Events at Walmart Encourage Vaccination New COVID-19 vaccine campaign highlights real Texans and their storiesĬOVID-19 vaccination rates vary among the diverse population of Texas, and the reasons people may not be vaccinated are diverse, as well. The child is a resident of Medina County and is currently receiving care in a Texas hospital. The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating a case of rabies in a child who was bitten by a bat. DSHS Investigates Rare Human Case of Rabies The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to over 900 providers in 155 Texas counties over the next week. Texas to Receive More Than 1.3 Million Doses of Pfizer’s Pediatric Vaccine The Texas Department of State Health Services is partnering with universities and laboratories across Texas to expand genomic sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19. DSHS and Partners Create Network to Analyze COVID-19 Variants in Texas Texas Data Shows Unvaccinated People 20 times More Likely to Die From COVID-19Ī new study released by the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that during the month of September, Texans not vaccinated against COVID-19 were about 20 times more likely to suffer a COVID-19-associated death and 13 times more likely to test positive than people who were fully vaccinated. The first known Texas case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.529 variant has been identified in a resident of Harris County. Texas Identifies Case of COVID-19 Omicron Variant The Texas Department of State Health Services, in partnership with the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, has awarded more than $8.6 million to local organizations across the state through the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant Program. DSHS and Texas A&M Health Announce Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Program Grants Each of the award categories honors a person or organization that exemplifies the best the Texas EMS/Trauma System has to offer. The Texas Department of State Health Services presented its annual emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma awards recently. 2021 Emergency Medical Services Awards Announced The federal government controls the distribution of monoclonal antibodies, and the regional infusion centers in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio and The Woodlands have exhausted their supply of sotrovimab, the monoclonal antibody effective against the COVID-19 Omicron variant, due to the national shortage from the federal government. Statement on Monoclonal Antibody Availability The Texas Department of State Health Services in partnership with Texas A&M Health announced the opening of the second round of funding for the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant Program. En español Subscribe Second Round of Grant Funding Available Through the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Program