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Dallas County Raises Covid Risk Level to Yellow

July 11, 2022July 10, 2022 Carley Hutchison 0 Comments CDC Covid-19, COVID 19, Dallas County, public health and safety, UT Southwestern, UT Southwestern Medical Center

After two weeks of increasing numbers of reported COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Dallas County raised its COVID-19 risk level to yellow.

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FDA Approves COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments COVID, fda, Infants, toddlers, UT Southwestern, Vaccine

Infants and toddlers can receive both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine as of Friday.

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Some Texas ICU Beds Remain Near Capacity

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments Baylor Medical Center, booster shot, CDC, Medical City Dallas, Parkland Hospital, Pfizer/BioNTech, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, UT Southwestern

ICU beds in Texas hospitals remain near capacity despite declines since the peak of the summer surge attributed to the delta variant in August.
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Study: COVID Vaccines May Have Saved Thousands of Texas Seniors

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments coronavirus, Ken Paxton, UT Southwestern

More than 3,600 Texas seniors may have had their lives saved by getting vaccinated against COVID-19, a new federal study indicates.
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Evening With DocStars: Cary Council Awards Grants

August 12, 2021August 21, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments An Evening with DocStars at Home, Gallery, GIVINGPEOPLE, society, Society Gallery, The Cary Council, UT Southwestern, UT Southwestern Medical Center

The Cary Council, a group of emerging young leaders who support the missions of Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center, announced grant recipients of funds raised to support early-stage research from their 2021 “An Evening with DocStars at Home” event, held on Saturday, May 1.

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Dallas County Updates Guidelines as COVID Threat Level Moves to Red

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments Church of the Incarnation, COVID 19, Dallas County, UT Southwestern

This week, Dallas County health officials moved the county’s COVID-19 threat level to red — the most severe level of risk — because of an uptick in cases attributed to the highly contagious delta strain.
(Read time: 3.6 minutes)