Texas DSHS

The Texas Department of State Health Services says all oysters harvested from a part of the Galveston Bay area between Nov. 17 and Dec. 7 are being recalled.

The Texas Department of State Health Services says they’re changing the frequency of their COVID-19 reporting.

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, the reported number of new daily infections is setting new high marks in North Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is asking the Biden Administration for help managing the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Texas after the state health department says they’ve run out of an antibody treatment proven to be the most effective against the omicron variant.

Pediatrician’s offices and retail pharmacies across Texas will receive about 1.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 once the Federal Drug Administration issues emergency use authorization of the shot, state health officials say. Candace Sweat reports.

Pediatrician’s offices and retail pharmacies across Texas will receive about 1.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 once the Federal Drug Administration issues emergency use authorization of the shot, state health officials say.

Pediatrician’s offices and retail pharmacies across Texas will receive about 1.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 once the Federal Drug Administration issues emergency use authorization of the shot, state health officials say.

There are even more warnings about a drug some people are using to treat COVID-19. Prescriptions for Ivermectin have skyrocketed and so have calls to poison control. NBC 5 health reporter Bianca Castro has more on why people are turning to the controversial medication.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is issuing a health advisory over the improper use of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 after calls to the Texas Poison Center Network for people exposed to the drug increased 150%.

The Texas Department of State Health Services will send additional medical staff and equipment to hospitals and nursing homes across the state to help in their fight against the ongoing fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Abbott announced Friday that the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Division of Emergency Management are launching nine COVID-19 antibody infusion centers throughout the state.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced on Wednesday that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has arranged for the deployment of more than 2,500 medical personnel to help hospitals care for the increasing number of COVID-19 patients across Texas.