Family Hospital Systems hosts 24-hour 'Vax-A-Thon' in Williamson County

The event is taking place at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex and is by appointment only. Those who are eligible have already been sent out an invite. 

FDA warns against using ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some are still looking to find unconventional ways to treat or prevent the virus. The latest - taking the drug ivermectin, which the FDA is now warning against.

Tennessee advisory panel deemed vaccinating inmates a 'PR nightmare'

A Tennessee advisory panel deciding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine acknowledged that prisoners in the state are high-risk.

Mass COVID-19 vaccinations continue at Circuit of the Americas

The COTA hub is a coordinated effort between Travis, Bastrop, Hays and Caldwell counties that could provide a statewide model to help rural counties

Thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses lost to spoilage or discarded across US

As the U.S. races to vaccinate as many Americans as it can, state health officials continue to report COVID-19 vaccines being spoiled and wasted.

Teachers, child care workers nationwide can now sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

Teachers, school staff and child care workers are now able to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at more than 9,000 pharmacies nationwide, regardless of whether or not their state has opened up eligibility.

New campaign by Black healthcare workers for Black community about vaccine

Black doctors, nurses, researchers and comedian W. Kamau Bell kicked off a new campaign on Thursday in the hopes of providing Black communities with credible information about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Canada vaccine panel recommends extending interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 4 months

A national panel of vaccine experts in Canada recommended Wednesday that provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to four months to quickly inoculate more people amid a shortage of doses in Canada.

Thousands at Oakland Coliseum received wrong vaccine dosage, medical staff say

Thousands of people at the Oakland Coliseum received the wrong dosage of Pfizer vaccine on Monday because of an orange-capped syringe. But the problem has been fixed and state officials said there's no reason to panic.

Texas school and child care personnel now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

The Texas Department of State Health Services notified all vaccine providers on Wednesday that they should immediately include school and child care workers in vaccine administration.

Abortion concerns prompt Catholic archdiocese warning on vaccine

Roman Catholic leaders in St. Louis and New Orleans are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, newly approved for use in the U.S., is “morally compromised” because it is produced using a cell line derived from an aborted fetus.

'Save our Seniors' initiative launches in 26 Texas counties

A Monday press release from Abbotts office explained that the initiative will target Texans who are 75 and older, and, or, homebound. 

US will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for all adults by end of May, Biden says

President Joe Biden is expected to highlight Merck & Co. helping to produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production.