A recent study reported that 55 percent of recovered COVID patients are reporting long term side effects, ranging from difficulty concentrating and trouble sleeping to permanent lung and liver damage.
After the spike in COVID-19 cases when students returned to campus last fall, administrators say they are continuing to enforce policies to slow the spread.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has established a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Lubbock.
After seeing the effects of the polio outbreak in the 1950s, one Lubbock resident has a message for those who may have concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine.
The increased need for telehealth services during the pandemic has identified gaps in broadband services where some folks just can’t be reached. But that could change now that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced an 8 million dollar investment in rural telehealth.
UPDATE: As of 12:17 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2021, the City of Lubbock Public Health Department has filled all available appointments for next week’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that that State of Texas has administered more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
The City of Lubbock has been reimbursed $10 million so far from the Texas Department of Emergency Management for money spent on Coronavirus relief efforts, with $3.6 million still coming.
The City of Lubbock Public Health Department will reopen scheduling for tomorrow’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic to fill a limited number of available appointments.
Texas Tech distributed 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to employees in the 1B category on Wednesday, including those with health conditions and those over 65.
The KCBD Investigates team is looking into a major price disparity for local breast cancer screenings. You may be surprised to know when compared to cities outside of Lubbock, the cost for a Breast MRI can vary by more than 1,500%.
Texas Tech will continue to require the use of face masks, social distancing will be enforced, and all university associated events and gatherings will follow local and state health guidelines.
This week, the City of Lubbock Health Department will conduct three COVID-19 vaccine clinics for citizens who fall into Phase 1A and 1B as defined by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Jerry Jasper, the CEO of the hospital, is part of the Texas Organization of Rural Hospitals and says 27 other medical centers in the area are still waiting for their vaccine shipments.
Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services continues to show a rapid increase in the spread of coronavirus in Texas and record high hospitalizations.
Americans have many different concerns about the coronavirus vaccine. One myth is patients can get infected from the vaccine. The City of Lubbock’s Health Authority says that’s impossible.
As of 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the City of Lubbock Public Health Department says they have filled all available Phase 1B appointments to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Thursday, January 7, 2021 vaccine clinic.
During the news conference, Mayor Dan Pope said the Lubbock Health Department vaccine distribution scheduling will be organized through the Select-A-Seat website.
The City of Lubbock says more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are expected today and will announce when another vaccination clinic will take place this afternoon.
Monday, The City Of Lubbock hosted another COVID-19 vaccine clinic for groups 1A and 1A. There were limited appointment slots available and those spots filled up in just a few hours.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, more than 325,000 first doses have been sent to providers in the fourth week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, with 224,250 second doses also sent to complete the vaccination series for first week recipients.
The City of Lubbock is warning some citizens they may not be able to get through phone lines to schedule a time to get a COVID-19 vaccination because of an increase in calls this morning.
Lubbock ISD is offering a limited number of COVID-19 vaccinations to employees on Monday, prioritizing special ed teachers, employees 65 and older, and those who are not required to wear masks in class.
A Travis County District judge upheld Austin’s curfew restricting when restaurants and bars can serve customers during New Year’s weekend, after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city and Travis County to stop the measure.
The City Of Lubbock Health Department held two clinics to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, using up a limited number of doses provided for at-risk groups.
The City of Lubbock is still vaccinating first responders, but there are no more slots available for at-risk categories or people over 65 until they receive more vaccines from the state.
Those in Phase 1A will be vaccinated from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Phase 1A individuals must present a badge or other agency identification to be admitted to the clinic. Vaccinations for those in Phase 1B will be by appointment only. Citizens who wish to be vaccinated can make a same day appointment.
H-E-B is doing their part for Lubbock vaccination efforts, but they’re strictly following state guidelines as they determine who is eligible for the vaccine and they are not accepting walk-ins.
UPDATE: United has filled all available appointment slots for this first round of COVID-19 vaccinations and are now waiting for their next distribution from the state. “We urge our guests to sign up for email notifications of vaccine availability.”
Both the Director of Public Health and a City of Lubbock employee are speaking out following the first day of vaccines and what they want the public to know.
The City of Lubbock Health Department will begin vaccinating the first round of health care workers on Monday, including nurses and doctors who work directly with COVID patients.
The day that Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther was arrested for reopening her business in defiance of Texas emergency stay-home orders, Robin Torres sat in a county jail 500 miles away facing the consequences of his own failure to follow such rules.
CVS Pharmacy teams will administer the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in facilities across 12 states this week, and the company expects to vaccinate up to four million residents and staff at over 40,000 long-term care facilities through the program.
A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate who once ran for political office in Virginia has been arrested by authorities who said they caught him flying across country with a 12-year-old girl.
Many West Texas counties are on the list for the Moderna vaccine, including clinics and pharmacies in Bailey, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hale, Hockley, Lubbock and Terry.
Dr. Steven Berk, Dean of the Texas Tech School of Medicine reminds us, “Polio was wiped out by a vaccine, not by any treatment. Smallpox worldwide killed millions of people and it, too, became eradicated by the technology of vaccines.”
