The federal government controls the distribution of monoclonal antibodies, and the regional infusion centers in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio and The Woodlands have exhausted their supply of sotrovimab, the monoclonal antibody effective...

The Texas Department of State Health Services presented its annual emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma awards recently. Each of the award categories honors a person or organization that exemplifies the best the Texas EMS/Trauma System has to...

The Texas Department of State Health Services, in partnership with the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, has awarded more than $8.6 million to local organizations across the state through the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant...

The first known Texas case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.529 variant has been identified in a resident of Harris County. The adult female resident was recently diagnosed with COVID-19. Results of genetic sequencing this week showed that the infection was...

The Texas Department of State Health Services is partnering with universities and laboratories across Texas to expand genomic sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19. The new Texas SARS-CoV-2 Variant Network will sequence and study more COVID-19...

The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to over 900 providers in 155 Texas counties over the next week. The CDC will deliver 1,010,700...

The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating a case of rabies in a child who was bitten by a bat. The child is a resident of Medina County and is currently receiving care in a Texas hospital.

Public health personnel have identified...

COVID-19 vaccination rates vary among the diverse population of Texas, and the reasons people may not be vaccinated are diverse, as well. To address this, the Texas Department of State Health Services is launching new multimedia ads featuring real...

The Texas Department of State Health Services kicks off a new round of pop-up events today encouraging everyone 12 years old and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The events, at 18 Walmart locations across the state this month, feature a 16...

Oct. 1 is Texas Influenza Awareness Day
With flu season approaching and COVID-19 still spreading in Texas, now is the best time to get a flu shot. The Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone to protect themselves, their families...