News Updates - Texas Department of State Health Services

COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Wasted Report – March 26, 2021

Providers are required to self-report the reason why any vaccine doses that they received were unable to be used to vaccinate a person. The number of doses reported to have been discarded in Texas is 0.07% of the doses shipped to providers.

Reasons vaccine might not be used include:

Storage refrigerator/freezer too warm

Mechanical failure of the…

News Updates - Texas Department of State Health Services

COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Wasted Report – March 26, 2021

Providers are required to self-report the reason why any vaccine doses that they received were unable to be used to vaccinate a person. The number of doses reported to have been discarded in Texas is 0.07% of the doses shipped to providers.

Reasons vaccine might not be used include:

Storage refrigerator/freezer too warm

Mechanical failure of the…

Biden makes direct appeal to seniors: "Get vaccinated now"

President Biden made a direct appeal to senior citizens across the country, urging them to get vaccinated now before eligibility expands to all adults on April 19.

“My message today is a simple one. Many states have already opened up to all adults, but beginning April 19th, every adult in every state, every adult in this country, is eligible to get in line to get a Covid vaccination. And today, in advance of that new…

Biden makes direct appeal to seniors: "Get vaccinated now"

President Biden made a direct appeal to senior citizens across the country, urging them to get vaccinated now before eligibility expands to all adults on April 19.

“My message today is a simple one. Many states have already opened up to all adults, but beginning April 19th, every adult in every state, every adult in this country, is eligible to get in line to get a Covid vaccination. And today, in advance of that new…

COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Outs in ASEAN & Asia – Live Updates by Country

(This article will be updated continuously. It was originally published on January 28, 2020. It was last updated on April 5, 2021)

Details of COVID-19 availability in all ten ASEAN countries and another 30 Asian nations.

Due to the developing situation in China and Asia concerning the Coronavirus, we will be operating this article as a running live update service to keep businesses involved in ASEAN…

COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Outs in ASEAN & Asia – Live Updates by Country

(This article will be updated continuously. It was originally published on January 28, 2020. It was last updated on April 5, 2021)

Details of COVID-19 availability in all ten ASEAN countries and another 30 Asian nations.

Due to the developing situation in China and Asia concerning the Coronavirus, we will be operating this article as a running live update service to keep businesses involved in ASEAN…

Australian Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru found guilty in $152 million cocaine plot

A Newly Listed Fixer Upper in Northern Italy Comes Extra Grande

bedroom fixer-upper in northeastern Italy with the potential to be transformed into a luxurious palazzo hit the market last week for $1.79 million.

Set on five acres in the town of Gorizio—about 90 minutes from Venice and a few minutes from the Slovenian border—Villa Ceconi dates to 1885 and spans a gargantuan…

Australian Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru found guilty in $152 million cocaine plot

A Newly Listed Fixer Upper in Northern Italy Comes Extra Grande

bedroom fixer-upper in northeastern Italy with the potential to be transformed into a luxurious palazzo hit the market last week for $1.79 million.

Set on five acres in the town of Gorizio—about 90 minutes from Venice and a few minutes from the Slovenian border—Villa Ceconi dates to 1885 and spans a gargantuan…

Why the Suez Canal is so important -- and why its blockage could be so damaging

(CNN)Since it was completed in 1869, the Suez Canal has been one of the world's most important bodies of water; a portal between East and West that has been controlled by multiple countries, threatened to ignite war, and become a bedrock of the global economy.

But the mammoth container ship that has lodged itself across the waterway poses a very modern problem: About a tenth of global trade passes…

Why the Suez Canal is so important -- and why its blockage could be so damaging

(CNN)Since it was completed in 1869, the Suez Canal has been one of the world's most important bodies of water; a portal between East and West that has been controlled by multiple countries, threatened to ignite war, and become a bedrock of the global economy.

But the mammoth container ship that has lodged itself across the waterway poses a very modern problem: About a tenth of global trade passes…

South Africa receives first shipment of single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine

South Africa has received its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, the country's health minister announced Tuesday, putting it on target to become the first in the world to administer the shot.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Twitter that South Africa had secured a total 9 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, with the first delivery containing 80,000…

South Africa receives first shipment of single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine

South Africa has received its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, the country's health minister announced Tuesday, putting it on target to become the first in the world to administer the shot.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Twitter that South Africa had secured a total 9 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, with the first delivery containing 80,000…

Mexico coronavirus update: Over 8,000 new Covid-19 cases confirmed

Spain coronavirus update: Over 7,000 new Covid-19

The Spanish Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 7,118 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 896,086

PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests carried out on Monday detected 2,759 new cases, while the remaining new cases are from tests conducted in the preceding days.

The number of deaths…

Mexico coronavirus update: Over 8,000 new Covid-19 cases confirmed

Spain coronavirus update: Over 7,000 new Covid-19

The Spanish Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 7,118 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 896,086

PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests carried out on Monday detected 2,759 new cases, while the remaining new cases are from tests conducted in the preceding days.

The number of deaths…

COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes 129 million

The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has resulted in more than 127 million infections and more than 2.7 million deaths.

SARS-CoV-2 infection causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19.

COVID-19 has now been reported on every continent.

Keep up to date with the latest research and information about COVID-19 here.

For vaccine information,…

COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes 129 million

The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has resulted in more than 127 million infections and more than 2.7 million deaths.

SARS-CoV-2 infection causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19.

COVID-19 has now been reported on every continent.

Keep up to date with the latest research and information about COVID-19 here.

For vaccine information,…

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

4,575 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

890 Patients in the ICU; 521 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 4.13%

57 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"COVID continues to rear its ugly head across New York State, and while hospitalization and…

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

4,575 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

890 Patients in the ICU; 521 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 4.13%

57 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"COVID continues to rear its ugly head across New York State, and while hospitalization and…

Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 29 March 2021

Globally, COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise for a fourth consecutive week, with just under 3.3 million new cases reported in the last week . Concurrently, the number of new deaths reported plateaued after a six week decrease, with just over 60 000 new deaths reported. A marked increase in the number of new cases was reported from the South East Asia, Western Pacific, European and Eastern Mediterranean regions, all of…

Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 29 March 2021

Globally, COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise for a fourth consecutive week, with just under 3.3 million new cases reported in the last week . Concurrently, the number of new deaths reported plateaued after a six week decrease, with just over 60 000 new deaths reported. A marked increase in the number of new cases was reported from the South East Asia, Western Pacific, European and Eastern Mediterranean regions, all of…