COVID-19

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CDC

CDC advisors recommend COVID booster for teens

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
According to vaccine experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children 12 to 15 should receive a COVID-19 booster shot. A full CDC endorsement is still pending approval from the organization’s director.
Examiner Publisher and CEO Don Dodd questions the governor of Texas as to when vaccines would make its way to the community we serve.

Examiner Publisher and CEO Don Dodd questions the governor of Texas as to when vaccines would make its way to the community we serve.

Editorial: Reporting the long game

Don J. Dodd
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Rarely do things conclude in just one moment. The same goes for the events that make up the fabric of our lives and of our community – and the stories that can be told of their happenings. We brought in 2021 still reporting on matters that started long before, and that’s how we enter 2022, as well.

Texas confirms COVID-19 Omicron variant case

News Staff
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Dec. 6, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced that the first known Texas case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.529 (aka the Omicron strand) variant has been identified in a resident of Harris County. The adult female resident was recently diagnosed with COVID-19.
Photo saying ever dose matters with graphic information about healthy ways to help keep COVID at bay.

Photo saying ever dose matters with graphic information about healthy ways to help keep COVID at bay.

Editorial: So nice, it bears repeating twice

Don J. Dodd
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Sometimes a solid opinion needs to be expressed more than once – for those who neglected to heed good advice the first time. Looking back on this editorial 60 days later, a direct correlation has been noted that as vaccination has risen, hospitalizations have declined. Vaccines work; take the shot.

COVID case trend continues downward descent

Scott McLendon
Monday, October 25, 2021
For the second straight week, Southeast Texas officials reported a downward trend in positive COVID-19 cases, along with a drop in hospitalizations, but still urge caution and vaccination ahead of the impending holiday season and the gatherings it entices.
Two people with one giving the other a vaccination. One is wearing a blue shirt and the other has medical gloves and is holding a vaccine.

Two people with one giving the other a vaccination. One is wearing a blue shirt and the other has medical gloves and is holding a vaccine.

Editorial: Healthy for the holiday

Don J. Dodd
Monday, October 25, 2021
It’s time for a reality check for many people who have refused, or been apathetic about, getting the COVID-19 vaccine. To get or not to get isn’t just a question of personal responsibility and safety, it’s one of compassion and empathy.
Emergency care

Emergency care

Three ERs to close amid ‘COVID-19 surge’

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, August 23, 2021
“Due to the continued COVID-19 surge and its ongoing impact to our system’s operations, Memorial Hermann is closing the 24-Hour Emergency Rooms inside the following Convenient Care Centers effective today, Aug. 23, 2021, at 5 p.m.
Beaumont ISD back to school 2021

Beaumont ISD back to school 2021

Beaumont ISD to invoke mask rule

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, August 23, 2021
“What has changed from Thursday until today… more and more cases are erupting in our buildings,” Beaumont ISD Superintendent Dr. Shannon Allen said Monday, Aug. 23, asking the Board of Trustees to invoke a mask mandate district-wide. King Middle School is already closed through Friday, Aug.
King Middle School

King Middle School

Beaumont ISD closes campus due to COVID

Jennifer Johnson
Sunday, August 22, 2021
In a letter forwarded to parents Sunday, the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) announced the closure of King Middle School due to a COVID outbreak in students and staff. The campus will be closed the entire week of Aug. 23-27.
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