White House officials say the U.S. is on pace to have about 200 million home tests per month by December, quadrupling the number from this summer. Still, spot shortages continue, particularly in cities and suburban communities with higher rates of testing.
The Texas Health Care Association says before the pandemic they were already facing a significant workforce shortage, so when COVID-19 hit it just made matters worse.
The Texas Department of State Health Services will be hosting a pop-up event in Amarillo to educate families on the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine and offer free vaccines.
Today, over 50 employees of Bell Helicopter in Amarillo held a peaceful protest outside the facility after the company announced they are requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated.
U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to order doses before the shots are authorized.
Amarillo hospitals are continuing to receive help from the state to staff their facilities, as the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 remains somewhat steady.
With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future.
Governor Greg Abbott announced today the Texas Division of Emergency Management and City of Amarillo will launch a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Amarillo.
Texas Tech Physicians OB/GYN says they still have a lot of patients coming in saying they do not want to get the vaccine because they believe it causes infertility.
The Texas Tech University Health Science Center Office of Global Health will virtually host, “Vaccine hesitancy and science denialism in social media, marital arts and fitness subcultures,"
As COVID cases continue to rise in our area, Northwest Surgical Hospital is using new technology in an effort to keep patients out of main hospitals to protect them from the virus.
Two primary anchors of the government’s COVID protection package are ending or have recently ended. Starting Monday, an estimated 8.9 million people will lose all unemployment benefits. A federal eviction moratorium already has expired.
Starting today, the Amarillo VA Health Care System has changed their visitation policy and are asking patients to refrain from bringing visitors into its clinics
Pandemic trauma haunts health care workers, with the delta surge some local hospitals are seeing health professionals show symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 30, the Amarillo VA Health Care System is asking patients to refrain from bringing visitors to the clinics, except for a caregiver. These clinic locations include Amarillo, Childress, Clovis, Dalhart and Lubbock.
Governor Abbott has issued an Executive Order maintaining the current policy that prohibits the mandating of any COVID-19 vaccinations by any government entity in the state of Texas.
The Food and Drug Administration says it has received multiple reports of patients hospitalized after taking ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug commonly used in horses, to treat or prevent COVID-19.
