UT Southwestern opened a new COVID-19 vaccine site at the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson on Monday. The vaccines will be provided and administered by UT Southwestern staff on the UT Dallas campus. The Richardson locale is one of four sites operated by UT Southwestern, in addition to Red Bird Mall, Market Hall […]
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Guests from Children’s Health and Texas Health highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”
Episode 11 of the second year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion focused on the concerning rise of childhood hypertension and the dangers of the viral infection shingles. Guests included: • Dr. Alan Sing, Pediatric Cardiologist, Children’s […]
Collin County reopens COVID-19 vaccine registration
Collin County announced Friday it would reopen its vaccine appointment portal for any person eligible for Phase 1A, Phase 1B and all teachers. The county had previously announced last month it would pause processing new registrations due to an imbalance of available doses and demand for them. The COVID-19 vaccine waitlist had been shut down […]
Vaccine registration events scheduled next week in Lewisville
The City of Lewisville is hosting three COVID-19 vaccine registration events next week. They are scheduled for: • Tuesday, March 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Municipal Annex Community Room, 1197 West Main Street in Lewisville; • Thursday, March 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Thrive in Dogwood Room 3, […]
People 50 and older now eligible to be vaccinated starting March 15
https://youtu.be/EB16fA7CzCw The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced yesterday it was expanding COVID-19 vaccination to people 50-64 years of age starting Monday, March 15. More than 93 percent of the Texas fatalities caused by the coronavirus have been in people 50 and older, with those ages 50 to 64 accounting for 20 percent […]
Ellis County is now accepting COVID-19 vaccine registrations
Ellis County is in the process of accepting registrations for the COVID-19 vaccine. A free online MyBSWHealth account is the easiest way for residents to be notified of available vaccine appointments at Baylor Scott & White Health. For questions, please visit BSWHealth.com/COVIDVaccine or call 1-844-27-8222. You can also find information here.
Two new locations opening for vaccine registration in Dallas
There are two new locations opening for COVID-19 vaccine registration this week in Dallas. The registration sites are targeting people in the Phase 1A and 1B category, which includes healthcare workers and those aged 65 and older with underlying health conditions. The first site opens this Thursday between 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the […]
Vaccine registration set for March 13 in Fort Worth
The Tarrant County Community Engaged Alliance Against COVID-19 is hosting a vaccine registration event on Saturday, March 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CDT at the Eastside YMCA in Fort Worth. North Texan residents can also sign up online with their county or any county convenient to them. The county will then contact you […]
Foundation and DEA “Opioid Epidemic” event is in two days!
The live virtual event “Strategies for the Opioid Epidemic” co-hosted by the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation and the Dallas field division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) is just two days away on Friday, March 5 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., CDT. This complimentary event is ideal for clinicians, physicians, nurses, healthcare […]
Guests from UTSW and Texas Health highlight “The Human Side of Health Care”
Episode 9 of the second year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion focused on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the dangers of and irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation. Guests included: • Dr. Robert Haley, Director of […]