Polish Olympian auctions off medal to help fund baby's heart surgery

Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk held an auction for her Olympic medal in an effort to help fund a baby’s life-saving heart surgery.

Moderna working on HIV vaccine, clinical trial set to start Thursday

Moderna is now working on a new HIV vaccine, in hopes their new mRNA technology develop for the Covid-19 vaccine can be applied to also help prevent the HIV virus from attacking the body.

Biden administration will now require all nursing home staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19

During a White House address, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will now require all nursing home workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Those that don’t comply, could lose out on federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.

Clinical trial set to begin on HIV vaccine
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FOX 26 Reporter Tiffany Justice has more the trial and also spoke with one person who has been living with HIV for the past 36 years.

President Biden: Nursing home workers must be vaccinated
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FOX 26 Reporter Natalie Hee has reaction on the president's statement saying nursing home workers must be vaccinated from COVID-19.

COVID-19 severity depends on transmission, NIH study suggests

A study from the NIH suggests COVID-19 can have more of a severe impact on lungs if it’s transmitted through the air versus a contaminated surface.

Houston expert explains role of personal conversation, why officials cannot break vaccine hesitancy alone

FOX 26's Kaitlin Monte speaks with Dr. Felicia Harris from the University of Houston Downtown, a communications expert, who believes that breaking this plateau of interest in getting the vaccine is going to come down now to communication tactics, not just medicine.

‘We have the tools’: Biden says COVID-19 boosters could start in September

On Wednesday, the president outlined plans for booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans, which could begin as early as the week of Sept. 20.

COVID-19 hospitalizations could hit 32,000 a day, CDC forecast says

The COVID-19 Forecast Hub at UMass Amherst, which is utilized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, predicts new COVID-19 hospitalizations could reach 32,000 a day as soon as Sept. 13.

What you need to know about the upcoming COVID booster
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Dr. Danish Ali answers questions about the upcoming COVID-19 booster shot, including when it will be available.

Will vaccine incentives lead people to get shots in arms?
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Harris County announced they will now offer $100 to anyone who gets the COVID-19 vaccine. It?s an effort to try and get more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but will it work? Congressman Al Green joins The Factor Uncensored to explain why such an effort is important, and our panel is fired up about the move, too.

Katy area one of highest areas for active Covid-19 cases per zip code, officials say

The Harris County Health Department, in conjunction with the Houston Health Department, broke down active cases by zip code. The Katy area is at the top of that list with 1,202 active cases, followed by Cypress.

Residents react to Harris County vaccination incentive program
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FOX 26 Reporter Natalie Hee has more after speaking with residents about the incentive program and what they think about it.

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots likely to be recommended at 8 months

The U.S. is expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans eight months after they received their second dose, AP sources say.

Record pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations reported amid delta surge

Data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have skyrocketed over the past week.