Texas Department of State Health Services

State officials say in just the past week hospitalizations are up 49% due to the highly contagious COVID variant.

Una oficina del estado se enfocará en combatir disparidades de salud relacionados a temas de raza, etnicidad, geografía y otras cosas.

A Department of State Health Services office will work to eliminate disparities in the state when it comes to race, ethnicity and geography, among other things.

Now, providers can place vaccine orders as needed, and the department will fill them as they come in.

As of May 2, state officials say more than 5 percent of people vaccinated have only gotten one of the two doses they need to be fully vaccinated.

At the start of the vaccine rollout, limited supplies led many Texans to get a shot outside of their hometowns. But now that supplies are increasing, can those same individuals score their second doses closer to home?

The state-run Texas HIV Medication Program has asked the legislature for more than $100 million over the next two fiscal years, without which administrators say they’ll be forced to limit eligibility in Texas.

After a rocky and sluggish start, lawmakers are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to communicate better and move some groups to the front of the line.

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