The Texas Department of State Health Services tasked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship 676,280 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 522 providers during the twelfth week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Aside from large vaccine hubs, additional vaccines are still being distributed to smaller providers in other parts of the state including Young County for a fourth week in a row.
The Texas Department of State Health Services tasked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship 401,750 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 358 providers during the ninth week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Aside from large vaccine hubs, additional vaccines are still being distributed to smaller providers in other parts of the state including Young County.
The Young County Masonic Lodge #485 made the decision Thursday to postpone their annual Scholarship Auction this year due to continued concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes two days after the lodge previously decided to solely have the gun auction and move from the Old Ag Barn to the Young County Arena Saturday, April 10.
The Texas Department of State Health Services tasked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship COVID-19 vaccines to more than 949 providers in 158 Texas counties during the fourth week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Adjoining counties received their first doses during the previous allocation and Young County was set to receive more doses during the fourth week allocation.
The Texas Department of State Health Services tasked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship COVID-19 vaccines to more than 350 providers in 94 Texas counties during the third week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. While Young County will not be receiving vaccine during this allotment, adjoining counties will be receiving their first doses.
The state is currently in the first phase of vaccine distribution called Phase 1A, which includes residents of long-term care facilities and front-line healthcare workers. The next phase called Phase 1B, will focus on people 65 years of age and older and those with certain medical conditions.
The Texas Department of State Health Services tasked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship COVID-19 vaccines to more than 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties this week, with 700 Moderna vaccines being scheduled for Young County clinics.
According to the vaccine allocation list for week two of the allocation process for the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Jared Mataska at Graham Medical Associates and the Lovett-Meredith Rural Health Clinic/Olney Family Clinic were scheduled to receive vaccines.
Graham Regional Medical Center, as well as Young County Health Authority Dr. Pat Martin, announced two new COVID-19 related deaths in Young County. The deaths occurred over the past week as the county has seen a record surge of active cases.
In collaboration with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) last week posted on the DSHS website the statewide number of cases of COVID-19 reported by Texas public schools. The reported count of on-campus student cases of COVID-19 in the state’s public schools is 2,344 out of an estimated 1.1 million students who have been on campus for instruction or activities since the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. The total count of on-campus staff cases during the same period is 2,175.
This week marks the final week of the federal $600 unemployment benefits from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program and the CARES Act. Based on the Texas Workforce Commission’s contract with the US Department of Labor, FPUC is available for the week ending April 04, 2020, through the week ending July 25, 2020.
TWC was responsible for overseeing payments. Only Congress can extend or make changes. The July 25 deadline was set by federal law and is out of the jurisdiction of TWC.
