Dallas County Health and Human Services Department

NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports on how the report of possible shots fired at the Dallas County Health and Human Services building and lockdown that followed.

Dallas Police and the Dallas County Sheriff’s officers responded to a report of possible gunshots heard inside the Dallas County Health and Human Services building Thursday afternoon.

Law enforcement responded to a report of possible gunshots heard inside the Dallas County Health and Human Services building Thursday afternoon.

Law enforcement officers responded to a report of possible gunshots being heard inside the Dallas County Health and Human Services building Thursday afternoon.

Monkeypox vaccinations are becoming more readily available to the public, including local health clinics in Dallas that serve those at the highest risk of infection. Residents from out of town are noticing.

The patient was a 77-year-old man with underlying health conditions.

A new hotline in Dallas County offering answers to monkeypox questions is seeing huge demand Tuesday.

Within hours of launching a monkeypox vaccine hotline Tuesday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said some struggled to get through.

Dallas County health leaders on Monday look to spread awareness about monkeypox as cases continue to rise.

Dallas County Health and Human Services and Dallas Southern Pride will host a online discussion on the topic of the growing monkeypox outbreak.

There are growing calls for more monkeypox vaccines in Dallas County.

Dallas County health officials say many people have either not received their booster shots or never got the COVID-19 vaccine at all contributing to the decision to raise the risk level to orange.

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in North Texas. Over the weekend, Dallas County’s Public Health Committee moved their COVID-19 risk level from yellow to orange, which urges extreme caution.

Dallas County health leaders say will keep the county’s COVID-19 risk level at yellow. This comes one day after the CDC said Collin, Dallas and Tarrant counties are now in the high risk or “red” category of COVID-19 spread. NBC 5’s Kristi Nelson talked with Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang Friday about what this...

Dallas County health officials have issued two warnings about the high likelihood of monkeypox exposure. People who visited Club Dallas and visitors to the DaddyLand Festival are advised to monitor themselves for possible monkeypox signs and seek medical attention if they develop symptoms.

Dallas County health officials have issued two warnings about the high likelihood of monkeypox exposure after an out-of-state visitor had sexual encounters there while infected with the disease.

Dallas County is reporting its first monkeypox case spread locally. Health leaders say an out-of-town visitor attended a festival over the holiday weekend — as well as parties and club events. Officials say they are concerned about community spread. Until now — the county reported four cases of people who traveled internationally.

Following a recommendation made by the Public Health Committee, Dallas County is raising its COVID risk level to yellow.

Dallas County is reporting its first locally transmitted case of the monkeypox virus.

Two more cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Dallas County, the county’s health department announced Wednesday.