Harris County confirms first-known Texas case of COVID-19 variant

Harris County health officials confirmed the first-known case in Texas of the COVID-19 variant that was first seen in the United Kingdom and is believed to be more transmissible.

Governors work to expedite vaccine effort after slow start

New York’s governor is threatening to fine hospitals that don’t use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough.

First case of coronavirus variant detected in Pennsylvania

A new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Pennsylvania for the first time, state health officials announced Thursday.

Houston-area pastor interviews Dr. Fauci to ease vaccine concerns in the Black community
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Even as there is distrust of the COVID-19 Vaccine and frankly of some government leaders in certain communities, most have great trust in the country?s top doctor Anthony Fauci.?So that?s where a pastor in Humble went to get answers for his congregation.

Dr. Peter Hotez on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
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Dr. Peter Hotez with Baylor College of Medicine discusses the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo on vaccine, officers battling COVID-19
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Hundreds of Houston police officers are off the streets fighting COVID-19. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo talks about the coronavirus's impact on the police department and his own experience getting the vaccine.

Sandy Hook massacre first responder dies due to COVID-19

A retired Connecticut state trooper, who was one of the first to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre back in 2012, has died due to COVID-19, authorities said.

Harris, Fort Bend, other counties must close bars, rollback business capacity

Harris, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Waller and other counties have crossed the state's COVID-19 hospitalization threshold triggering rollbacks on the state's reopenings. Bars will close and business capacities will decrease.

9 Houston-area counties must scale back reopenings
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Several Houston-area counties have crossed the state's COVID-19 hospitalization threshold, triggering rollbacks on the state's reopenings.

Scotland’s leader says Donald Trump can’t visit his golf course amid COVID-19 lockdown

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said President Donald Trump would not be welcomed to visit his Turnberry golf course amid the U.K.‘s current coronavirus lockdown in response to rumors that Trump is planning to visit the property a day before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Study finds new UK coronavirus variant is 'substantially' more transmissible

A new study has confirmed that the new variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the U.K. and since reported in the U.S. is more transmissible than COVID-19.