Meal-A-Day Sulphur Springs Texas Gets Surprise Health Inspection
April 4, 2023 – Meal-A-Day in Sulphur Springs received a surprise Health Inspection this week. MAD cooks and distributes meals five days-a-week from the City Owned Senior Center on MLK Blvd. Meal-A-Day is a non-profit service for Seniors in Hopkins County. A health inspection covers every aspect of food prep and storage. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) provides the minimum standards for food safety in the...
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Announces New Primary Care Clinic in Winnsboro – Jan. 25, 2023
(WINNSBORO, Texas) – CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic (CTC) will be expanding its primary care services in Winnsboro with the opening of a new primary care clinic February 2023. Located at 719 W. Coke Road, Medical Office Bldg. 1, Suite 3, this location is prepared to meet the ever-growing healthcare needs of the Winnsboro community, with a fully staffed care team, six exam rooms, and an on-site lab. “Our goal is to continue to build on...
Flu Vaccinations Encouraged Ahead Of Thanksgiving
Texas DSHS News Release — Nov. 14, 2022 Public Health flu monitoring indicates the Texas flu season kicked off a few weeks earlier than usual this year. That’s why the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages Texans to get vaccinated now to protect themselves and their families from flu as the holidays approach. “Vaccination remains our best defense against severe illness from flu, especially for more vulnerable...
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...
Hospital District Board Approves FRPs For Landscaping, Communications Equipment
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors during a noon meeting Tuesday, June 28, 2022, accepted RFPS and approved bids for landscaping plants and trees as well as proposed quote for communications equipment. Landscaping HCHD Board received two responses to the request for prices to supply all plants and trees for landscaping for the new Hopkins County EMS station/HCHD headquarters, being constructed across the street from...
Texas Reports First West Nile Case Of 2022
DSHS News Release – April 12, 2022 Mosquito Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2022. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported that a resident of Dallas County has been diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease. West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Most people exposed to the virus don’t get sick, but about...
USFDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose Of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines For Ages 50 And Up And Immunocompromised Individuals
Today (March 28, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older people and certain immunocompromised individuals. The FDA previously authorized a single booster dose for certain immunocompromised individuals following completion of a three-dose primary vaccination series. This makes a second booster dose of both vaccines available...
13 Hopkins County COVID Deaths So Far In 2022, 166 Since March 2020
While many states and countries are lowering and, in some cases, even eliminating COVID-19 restrictions altogether, the virus has surged in other areas. After almost 2 full years, many have become weary of the extra precautions, whether required vaccinations, frequent testing, booster shots, masking, lockdowns, restricted gatherings or frequent sanitizing and extra cleansing with virus-killing substances. Health care and educational...
COVID-19 Continues To Rise, With 578 Active Cases In Hopkins County On Jan. 14
As has been the case across the country, state and world, COVID-19 cases have continued to surge in Hopkins County this week. Over the past four days alone, new cases have far outpaced recoveries with only 24 recoveries and 157 new COVID cases, which coupled with the 174 new cases reported Jan. 1-7, 2022, leaves 578 Hopkins County resident who still actively had COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 13, according to Texas Department of State...
COVID Transmission Rates Across The US, Texas, Hopkins County Continue To Be High
COVID transmission rates across the Country, state and county continue to be high this week, increasing 2.7 percent across the United States over the past 7 days compared to the previous 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 627,752 active cases were reported in Texas, including 483 Hopkins County residents who actively had COVID-19 at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, according to Texas Department of State...
