Winter normally ushers in colder temperatures, runny noses and the accompanying maladies, but circulation of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus started earlier this season.
The new COVID-19 boosters have a problem the coronavirus never did during its peak: Very few people have heard about them.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently authorized updated COVID-19 booster vaccines, with doses expected to begin shipping to Texas over the next few days.
Angelina County has taken a new look at its COVID-19 policy after leadership determined it was being abused by employees.
East Texans have begun noticing a rising number of friends and family saying they’ve contracted COVID-19.
East Texans can put their masks aside for a while, according to Dr. George Fidone of The Children’s Clinic of Lufkin.
As a physician and Christian, I have been frustrated over the last two years with the alarming anti-science response to the pandemic.
The Angelina County & Cities Health District reported 419 new COVID-19 infections between Jan. 25-28. As of Jan. 28, there were 3,717 newly reported cases since Dec. 29, 2021.
Angelina County Commissioners approved discretionary paid leave for employees who are infected with COVID-19 for 2022.
As the omicron variant spreads nationwide — with COVID-19 numbers in Angelina County “higher than they’ve ever been since the beginning,” said Sharon Shaw, health district administrator, in a story we published last week — help in the form of free at-home tests and N95 masks is on the way.
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Monday reported five new fatalities related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Angelina County in the last 12 days.
The Angelina County & Cities Health District board of health met Wednesday to discuss the uptick in COVID-19 cases as omicron spreads through the nation.
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday reported one new fatality related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Angelina County.
The Angelina County & Cities Health District reported nearly 700 new COVID-19 infections in Angelina County between Jan. 4 and 10, though the number of infected is likely much higher as agencies struggle to acquire tests.
Zavalla ISD will be closing all its campuses and offices Thursday and Friday due to a shortage of staff.
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