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Majority of Texans support COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, UT/TT poll says
BY BETHANY IRVINE at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A majority of Texas voters support requiring masks at schools and indoor public places and allowing businesses to require their employees to be vaccinated, according to a
Unvaccinated Texans make up vast majority of COVID-19 cases and deaths this year, new state data shows
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 8, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. New data from the Texas health department released Monday proves what health officials have been trying to tell vaccine-hesitant Texans for months: The COVID-19 vaccine dramatically
Vaccination slots filling up as Texas children ages 5-11 receive first COVID-19 vaccines
BY JAMES POLLARD at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For months, Pearland realtor Gerald Hatter had been anxiously waiting on news that her 11-year-old daughter Bella Hatter would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday,
White House says big businesses must mandate vaccines or require testing by Jan. 4, regardless of what states like Texas say
BY MITCHELL FERMAN at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Companies with more than 100 employees will have to ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested weekly for the virus under
Young Texans can soon get vaccinated against COVID-19 after CDC signs off on Pfizer shots for kids 5-11
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 2, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas kids ages 5-11 will start getting their first COVID-19 vaccine injections this week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday approved
Texas sues the Biden administration over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates
BY JAMES POLLARD at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 29, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Attorney General Ken Paxton, on behalf of the state, sued the Biden administration on Friday over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The federal requirement, which
COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11 are heading to Texas after FDA gives Pfizer shot emergency use authorization
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 29, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on children ages 5-11, marking a long-awaited milestone in
Wondering who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and when? Here’s what Texans need to know.
BY ALLYSON WALLER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 29, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. It’s been more than 10 months since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in the United States. Almost 53% of Texans have been fully vaccinated against the
