Regeneron’s COVID-19 drug authorized by FDA for injection

The COVID-19 antibody drug made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. can be injected, rather than administered by IV infusion, the FDA authorized.

Daily US COVID-19 cases fell below 10K this week

America’s recovery from the pandemic reached a new milestone this week when new daily cases fell below 10,000 for the first time since March 2020.

Biden says he's 'very confident' in Fauci after thousands of emails revealed

President Biden said he is "very confident" in Dr. Anthony Fauci amid Republican attacks on his chief medical adviser after the revelation of thousands of his emails from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Restaurant labor shortage may force higher wages for workers

Critics claim unemployment benefits are keeping people out of the restaurant workforce. But workers and labor organizers say that the reality is more complex, and that food service workers haven't been paid a living wage.

Could we see a fourth stimulus check? Where payments stand

So far, over 2 million people have signed an online Change.org petition calling for recurring $2,000 per month payments.

May jobs report: US adds modest 559,000 jobs amid hiring struggles

U.S. employers in May added 559,000 jobs, which was better than April but still a sign that many companies are struggling to find enough workers.

Austin Public Health holds final virtual COVID news conference

APH has been holding news conferences since the start of the pandemic to provide information to the public and also answer questions from local media.

Inspector General say guards conducted biased investigation into mask wearing at NorCal prison

The Office of Inspector General found that guards at one Northern California prison, which they wouldn't name, "conducted a woefully inadequate and biased inquiry and made incorrect findings," after an incarcerated person complained about 20 times that he saw various guards not wearing masks.

California workplace rules: Masks required, unless everyone is vaccinated

California employees will soon be able to skip masks in the workplace, but only if every employee in the room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Jury trials to resume soon in Hays County courts

District Court jury trials will resume on Monday, June 7 and Courts-at-law jury trials will begin on July 6.

NIH has identified promising oral drug to treat COVID-19

The NIH says it has identified a promising antiviral drug that has shown effectiveness in reducing the ability for COVID-19 to spread once it has infected a host cell.

Canine coronavirus found in humans in Malaysia, study says

Researchers found the first known cases of canine coronavirus in humans stemming from a study observing pneumonia patients in Malaysia in 2017, leading researchers to believe that species-to-species transmission has been happening for some time.

Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 with up to 94% accuracy, study finds

A study found specially trained dogs can rapidly, noninvasively detect a COVID-19 infection with up to 94.3% sensitivity and up to 92% specificity.

Emergency SNAP benefits extended for June in Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing approximately $208 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of June.