Study: COVID-19 diagnosis doubles risk of new mental illness

In the three months following a patient’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis, findings showed the incidence of any psychiatric diagnosis was 18.1%.

FOX 7 Discussion: New rapid training effort to help with unemployment

Workforce Solutions Capital Area CEO Tamara Atkinson talks about the new rapid training effort and how it will help with unemployment.

US adds more than 1M COVID-19 cases in November alone

The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November, with more than 100,000 cases each day becoming the norm in a surge that shows no signs of slowing.

FOX 7 Discussion: New rapid training effort to help with unemployment
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Workforce Solutions Capital Area CEO Tamara Atkinson talks about the new rapid training effort and how it will help with unemployment.

Biden coronavirus adviser warns US facing ‘darkest’ days of entire pandemic

President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force member Dr. Michael Osterholm warned on Tuesday that the “virus is really dangerous” and the holiday season will be the worst "period of the entire pandemic."

City of Taylor announces cancellation of annual Christmas events
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Mayor Brandt Rydell said that ultimately the decision to cancel holiday events in the City of Taylor was in the interest of public health and safety.

Texas prisons, jails worst COVID-19 hotspots of any in US
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Texas has had more COVID-19 infections and deaths among incarcerated people and staff than any other state in the country.

FOX 7 Discussion: Supreme Court hearing on Affordable Care Act
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Rob Henneke from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Wesley Story from Progress Texas talk about the Affordable Care Act being in the Supreme Court again.

Coronavirus mask mandates: Amid COVID-19 surge, states implement new rules

More states across the country are now requiring people to wear masks as the U.S. continues to grapple with record-shattering daily new coronavirus cases.

New UT study looks at link between weather and COVID-19
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Professor Dev Niyogi from UT-Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences and Cockrell School of Engineering has more about the study and its findings.

Discussing the possible breakthrough with COVID-19 vaccine
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One of the companies developing a vaccine, Pfizer, says early results show its shots are highly effective. FOX Medical Team's Dr. Mike talks more about what this means.

9% of hospitalized coronavirus patients readmitted within 2 months of discharge: CDC report

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that looked at hospitalized coronavirus patients found that up to 9% were readmitted within two months of discharge.

City of Taylor announces cancellation of annual Christmas events

City officials in Taylor have announced that the Christmas Parade, Wine Swirl, and Christmas Fair events which are held annually during the holiday season will be canceled this year due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zoom Thanksgiving? Holiday travel is not essential travel, says public health officers

"Holiday travel is not essential travel and in some ways, you can show your love for your family and friends by not gathering this year because when you do, you put them at risk," said Dr. Matt Willis. 

Some grocery chains reinstating limits on toilet paper, paper towels amid rising COVID-19 cases

A spokesperson for Kroger, which operates more than 2,000 locations nationwide, said the grocery chain put limits on the essential items “to ensure all customers have access to what they need this holiday season.”