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Earlier this month, the department said a new waitlist specifically for the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was open for eligible Houston residents.
The department already had a vaccine waitlist for the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, but opted to open an additional waitlist for the J&J shot, which was approved by the FDA for emergency-use authorization over the weekend.
Both waitlists are available at
The vaccine waitlists are available for anyone in groups 1A, 1B and 1C under Texas Department of State Health Services criteria, including front-line health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities, individuals 65 years old and older, individuals 16 years old and older with certain medical conditions, and those people who are 50 and older regardless of health issues.
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Galveston County entered 2021 with COVID-19 spreading, reaching an infection rate last seen during the summer and forcing local hospitals to open extra space to accommodate patients.
But the countyâs top health official said there are indications the spread might be slowing.
âWhen I look at last weekâs numbers, I see a glimmer of hope,â said Dr. Phillip Keiser, Galveston Countyâs local health authority. âI donât know whether itâs me, or whether itâs real.â
Although the health district has been reporting more than 200 new cases a day recently, the rate of new cases appears to be slowing, Keiser said.
UpdatedMon, Dec 21, 2020 at 7:15 pm PT
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Previously, Shah lead the Harris County Public Health Department in Houston, Texas. (The office of The Governor)
OLYMPIA, WA Dr. Umair Shah has begun his tenure as the next Washington State Secretary of Health. Shah replaces Dr. John Wiesman, who had accepted a new position after heading the Washington State Department of Health for nearly eight years.
Before taking the job as Washington state s next top health official, Shah lead the Harris County Public Health Department in Houston, Texas for the past seven years meaning he was at the helm as the department battled the swine flu, Ebola, and Zika virus, and recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Before that, he served as an emergency department physician and as Chief Medical Officer for the Galveston County Health District.