Coronavirus

The department says the new advisories will "better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80% of countries around the globe.

KUT checks back in with Creative Action to see how it fared over the past year and what it has learned during the pandemic. (Hint: Meditation on Zoom is a thing.)

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives. "It's like nothing I've experienced before," one teachers says.

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.

Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order to remove barriers to getting the shots.

The largest number of deaths have come in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India and the United Kingdom. The pandemic death toll reached 1 million in September 2020 and 2 million in January.

"Debemos ser flexibles," dijo la directora de APH. "Nuestro objetivo es proveer vacunas para nuestra comunidad y llevarlas a los sitios donde ellos se encuentran."

“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.”

Retail sales jumped nearly 10% in March, as shoppers, flush with $1,400 relief payments, are feeling more confident about venturing out. Weekly unemployment claims dropped to a pandemic low.

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