ATCOG Hotline Designated To Help Elderly 1B Residents Who Don’t Have Computers, Internet Schedule Appointment, Get On COVID-19 Vaccine Waiting List
Hopkins County Emergency Management officials report they have been working with state officials almost daily but have had no success finding out why Hopkins County providers have not received more first-doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but report a hotline has been designated to help 1B residents who don’t have computers and internet access get on a COVID-19 vaccine waiting list or help schedule appointments when vaccines are...
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Will Be Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Starting Jan. 19
ALL COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Will Be Conducted On The CHRISTUS Website CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic around 1 p.m. Jan. 19 received 700 doses of COVID-19 vaccine allocated to Sulphur Springs, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs CEO Paul Harvey said during a 2 p.m. Zoom press conference. Holly Ragan, Paul Harvey People meeting 1A and 1B criteria –that is healthcare workers and first responders, people age 65 and...
DSHS Announced 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs; CMFH-SS Among 206 Other Providers Allocated Doses As Well
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 234 providers this week. That includes 28 hub providers that will focus on large community vaccination efforts as Texas vaccinates health care workers, people 65 and older and those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. While...
State Announces Planned Change To COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, First Case Of COVID-19 UK Variant
Limited Number Of Vaccines Currently Only Available While the COVID-19 vaccine distribution is still in the first stages, with only a limited supply of the first dose of the vaccine available for specific people at limited locations across the state, the state Thursday announced that the vaccination distribution process will be changing the way vaccines are distributed in Texas, by doing more distribution through designated large...
CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Waiting On Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Paul Harvey, CEO of CHRISTUS Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs tells KSST News he and his staff are ready to receive the Moderna vaccine in the next day or so. As the largest employer of front-line healthcare workers in Hopkins County, the initial 400 doses (plus 200 doses headed to their clinic) will be offered to not only the front-line workers employed by CHRISTUS but also other clinics and medical offices in our area that are...
People 65, Older Or With Certain Medical Conditions In Next Phase For COVID-19 Vaccine
Press Release The state of Texas will prioritize people who are at the greatest risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19 for the next phase of vaccination. More than 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Texas have occurred in people 65 and older, and scientific evidence shows that adults of any age with certain medical conditions have an increased risk of hospitalization and death if they get sick with COVID-19. At a meeting Dec....
DSHS: CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Is 1 Of 3 Local Sites Selected For COVID-19 Vaccine
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs CEO Paul Harvey Thursday gave an update of the COVID-19 situation and other activities at as they relate to the hospital and associated local CHRISTUS facilities, including reports on testing and the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 Vaccine Over the last week, the CDC delivered doses of the COVID-19 to various locations across the country and state. Texas Commissioner of Health appointed an...
COVID-19 Vaccine Will Soon Be Approved For U.S.
The United Kingdom announced on December 2nd that they will be the first country to approve the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the fight against the pandemic. This approval was made by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the U.K. which is their version of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Pfizer will meet with the U.S. FDA on December 10th in an effort to gain approval for their vaccine...
Updated COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Expected To Be Available In Texas This Week
DSHS News Release With updated COVID-19 booster vaccines now authorized and recommended for use, doses are expected to begin shipping over the next few days and arriving at health care providers across Texas this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has allocated a total of about 900,000 doses of the updated boosters to Texas, including 502,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 192,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine...
Feb. 9 COVID-19 Update: 14 Additional Cases, 9 Recoveries, 19 Vaccine Doses Administered
Texas Department of State Health Services’ Feb. 9 COVID-19 dashboards showed a total of 14 additional COVID-19 cases, nine COVID-19 recoveries and 19 additional doses of the vaccine administered. COVID-19 hospitalizations were up slightly in Trauma Service Area F. Case Counts A total of 14 additional COVID-19 cases were reported for Hopkins County, but not all were new cases. Five were older cases that labs have just reported to...
