Encouraging signs about COVID numbers in Austin but concerns remain

With holiday surges behind us, officials say they are seeing some reassuring signs about COVID numbers but they warn it takes just one day for things to change.

LIVE: Mayor Adler talks homeless hotel purchase and COVID vaccines
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Austin Mayor Steve Adler joined Good Day Austin?s Casey Claiborne Sunday morning to talk about this week?s homeless initiatives passed by the Austin City Council as well as confusion over how to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Austin photographer helping women entrepreneurs
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Austin photographer Knoxy Knox is making the most of the pandemic downtime by creating an online course for women entrepreneurs called ?Set for Success.? Knox joined Good Day Austin?s Casey Claiborne and Chelsea Andrews this week to talk about it.

Super Bowl 2021 commercials you may have missed

Here’s a look at this year’s Super Bowl commercials. Many big names were missing from the list, and the pandemic certainly shaped the conversation and tone for many of the spots.

AstraZeneca tweaking COVID-19 vaccine to fight South African variant

The lead researcher of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine says she expects to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by the autumn.

'Don’t let Super Bowl become superspreader,' health officials urge

The nation’s top health officials sounded the alarm this week about the Super Bowl being a potential superspreader event, and they urged people to gather with friends over Zoom, not in crowds.

Pandemic vices are putting more consumers in debt: 'It's 100% instant gratification'

Alcohol, cigarettes, adult entertainment and lottery tickets are just some of the items 70% of Americans are splurging on during the pandemic, a new survey from financial services company MagnifyMoney suggests.

Feb. 5: One year since APH formed center to monitor COVID-19 

On Feb. 5, 2020, APH activated the Center to monitor travelers coming into the area for any signs of what was then a mysterious respiratory illness.

Feb. 5: One year since APH formed center to monitor COVID-19�
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On Feb. 5, 2020, APH activated the Center to monitor travelers coming into the area for any signs of what was then a mysterious respiratory illness.

Face masks mysteriously appearing on doorsteps part of ‘brushing’ scam, Better Business Bureau says

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about packages of face masks and other merchandise that have mysteriously appeared on their doorsteps that could be a part of a “brushing” scam.

111-year-old SC woman says secret to long life is wine, beer and getting the COVID-19 vaccine

A 111-year-old South Carolina woman who also lived through the 1918 pandemic credits her long life to drinking a glass of wine with lunch, drinking beer with dinner, and now, getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Airline pilot shares story of 2-month battle with COVID-19

Chris Sickel is going home after a two-month battle with COVID-19. He is a 49-year-old Southwest Airlines pilot and has no underlying condition. His family shared his story with FOX 5 because Chris was healthy and yet suffered devastating effects.

Friday marks one year of APH's COVID-19 operations center

Austin Public Health officials are also asking Austinites to stay home for the big game and avoid attending or hosting super spreader events.

Friday marks one year of APH's COVID-19 operations center
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Austin Public Health officials are also asking Austinites to stay home for the big game and avoid attending or hosting super spreader events.