Sept. 21, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services is providing Emergency Medical Service scholarships to help interested Texans complete education and training to begin careers in the EMS field.
Sept. 9, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services kicks off its fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign with a parking lot pop-up tour to select Walmart locations across the state.
Sept. 2, 2022
With updated COVID-19 booster vaccines now authorized and recommended for use, doses are expected to begin shipping over the next few days and arriving at health care providers across Texas next week.
Aug. 30, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox in Texas.
Aug. 4, 2022
The Department of State Health Services is seeking grant applications for the DSHS Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator Program.
July 25, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services has received a shipment of 14,780 doses of the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine.
July 21, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services and its partners are again offering free health clinics at locations around South Texas to prepare for disasters and public health emergencies.
June 30, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services and local health departments have identified multiple cases of monkeypox in Texas in people who did not travel outside the state.
June 7, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a Dallas County resident with recent international
travel.
Apr. 12, 2022
Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2022.
Mar. 24, 2022
The Texas Center for Infectious Disease in San Antonio hosted a partner resource fair and tours of the campus today to commemorate World TB Day.
Jan. 14, 2022
With Friday’s update to the
Texas COVID-19 data dashboard, the Texas Department of State Health Services is revising case totals to account for final 2020 case numbers.
Jan. 12, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services’ Oral Rabies Vaccination Program resumes flights Jan. 12 from Zapata, Texas.
Jan. 3, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services in partnership with Texas A&M Health announced the opening of the second round of funding for the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant Program.
Dec. 27, 2021
The federal government controls the distribution of monoclonal antibodies, and the regional infusion centers in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio and The Woodlands have exhausted their supply of sotrovimab, the monoclonal antibody effective against the COVID-19 Omicron variant, due to the national shortage from the federal government.
Dec. 20, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services presented its annual emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma awards recently. Each of the award categories honors a person or organization that exemplifies the best the Texas EMS/Trauma System has to offer.
Dec. 16, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services, in partnership with the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, has awarded more than $8.6 million to local organizations across the state through the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant Program.
Dec. 6, 2021
The first known Texas case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.529 variant has been identified in a resident of Harris County.
Nov. 8, 2021
A new study released by the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that during the month of September, Texans not vaccinated against COVID-19 were about 20 times more likely to suffer a COVID-19-associated death and 13 times more likely to test positive than people who were fully vaccinated.
Nov. 4, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services is partnering with universities and laboratories across Texas to expand genomic sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Nov. 3, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to over 900 providers in 155 Texas counties over the next week.
Oct. 29, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating a case of rabies in a child who was bitten by a bat. The child is a resident of Medina County and is currently receiving care in a Texas hospital.
Oct. 18, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination rates vary among the diverse population of Texas, and the reasons people may not be vaccinated are diverse, as well.
Oct. 6, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services kicks off a new round of pop-up events today encouraging everyone 12 years old and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sept. 30, 2021
Oct. 1 is Texas Influenza Awareness Day
With flu season approaching and COVID-19 still spreading in Texas, now is the best time to get a flu shot.
Aug. 11, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services has informed cities, counties and health care facilities that the state will resume filling requests for medical surge staff that cannot be met locally.
July 28, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services will award $10 million to local organizations working to promote COVID-19 vaccinations in Texas.
July 27, 2021
Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2021.
July 23, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services and its partners are again offering free health clinics at locations around South Texas as a way to prepare for disasters and public health emergencies.
July 22, 2021
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services is again hitting the road to promote vaccination.
July 16, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and the CDC to investigate a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a Dallas County resident who recently returned from Nigeria.
June 1, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services today adds testing for spinal muscular atrophy to the health screening done for every baby born in Texas.
May 12, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services has notified vaccine providers that they should begin to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents from 12 to 15 years old, in line with federal guidance.
May 7, 2021
In anticipation of the expansion of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s Emergency Use Authorization to include adolescents age 12 years and older, the Texas Department of State Health Services invites pediatric health care providers to enroll in the COVID-19 Vaccine Program.
May 6, 2021
Sufficient supply means providers may order vaccine as needed
The Texas Department of State Health Services will no longer allocate COVID-19 vaccine to providers on a weekly basis.
May 1, 2021
Providers to receive up to 1.5 million doses next week; more available
The Texas Department of State Health Services is allocating 446,460 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to providers that requested it for next week.
April 24, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services has notified vaccine providers in the state that they should resume using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
April 23, 2021
More than 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
April 19, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services is launching the next phase of its campaign encouraging Texans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with a $1.5 million television and radio ad buy.
April 16, 2021
More than 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
April 13, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services is asking vaccine providers in Texas to pause all administration of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine following today’s recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
April 9, 2021
3 million doses given since vaccination opened to everyone 16 and older
More than 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
April 2, 2021
State today reports record 360,000 new doses administered
More than 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
March 29, 2021
Registration available for vaccine clinics by DSHS and some other public health entities
As Texas opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone age 16 and older, the Texas DSHS is launching the Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler.
March 26, 2021
State surpasses 10 million doses administered
More than 1 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
March 23, 2021
DSHS directs providers to continue to prioritize older adults
All adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas beginning Monday, March 29.
March 19, 2021
More than 3 million people fully vaccinated
Over 900,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
March 12, 2021
5 million people vaccinated as Texas expands eligibility
More than 800,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
March 10, 2021
Texas will continue to protect those at the greatest risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by expanding vaccination to people 50 to 64 years of age on March 15.
March 5, 2021
Vaccine coming through state, federal allocations
More than 1 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas next week.
March 3, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services today notified all vaccine providers that they should immediately include school and child care workers in vaccine administration.
Feb. 26, 2021
State surpasses 5 million doses administered
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses shipping to Texas providers continues to climb with 676,280 first doses allocated to the state by the federal government for the week of March 1.
Feb. 19, 2021
CDC continues shipping vaccine for the current week, delayed due to weather
As Texas thaws from this week’s winter storms, COVID-19 vaccine will again be distributed across the state in larger amounts. Texas providers have been allocated 591,920 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government for the week of Feb. 22.
Feb. 16, 2021
With power outages from this week’s winter storm affecting large portions of Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services is urging people to use extreme caution with electric generators and heat sources that produce carbon monoxide.
Feb. 12, 2021
More than one million Texans are fully vaccinated
The state of Texas will receive 407,650 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government for the week of Feb. 15.
Feb. 5, 2021
The state of Texas will receive 401,750 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government for the week of Feb. 8. The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship those doses to 358 providers in 135 counties across Texas.
Jan. 29, 2021
The state of Texas will receive 520,425 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government for the week of Feb. 1.
Jan. 23, 2021
The state of Texas will receive 332,750 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government next week.
Jan. 18, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services takes aim at rabies when its Oral Rabies Vaccination Program resumes flights Jan. 18 from Zapata.
Jan. 16, 2021
The state Texas will receive 333,650 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week. The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship those doses to 260 providers across Texas.
Jan. 10, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 234 providers this week.
Jan. 7, 2021
The first known Texas case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant has been identified in a resident of Harris County.
Jan. 7, 2021
Next week, Texas will direct most of the COVID-19 vaccine received from the federal government to large providers who can vaccinate a total of more than 100,000 people.
Jan. 4, 2021
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 949 providers in 158 Texas counties over the next week.