Health

The CDC reported a hopeful statistic in the country's fight against the coronavirus on Sunday. On Monday, every adult in the country will be eligible to register to be vaccinated.

“It allows the state of Texas to modernize its registry system, and be in comportment with the standards of registries throughout the nation.”

“We must be flexible,” APH Director Stephanie Hayden-Howard said Friday. “Our goal is to provide vaccines to our community and meet them where they are.”

Critics say a slate of bills aimed at health care for trans kids are harmful examples of government overreach and aren't backed by science.

UT Austin and Austin Public Health said demand has decreased, so they are looking at changing how they administer vaccines.

“The supply has caught up with the demand. We have made great progress in helping people get vaccinated," County Judge Bill Gravell said, adding that the county still had a way to go.

An expert advisory committee to the CDC decided it needed more time to consider whether to recommend the restart administration of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson.

The site in Orange Grove can operate for another five years, but neighbors want the commission to address its potentially toxic air pollution.

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.

Even though eligibility has expanded, it hasn't gotten much easier to actually find an appointment.