Coronavirus & COVID-19

North Texans and public health officials said there's still a lot of work to do to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and state lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so.

Children's Health reported a 67% jump in RSV cases between the first and second full weeks of this month as the region experiences colder weather and cold and flu season begins.

In a national survey, less than 20% of U.S. adults were concerned about respiratory viruses or interested in getting shots. A North Texas infectious diseases specialist talks about why.

Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable.

More than 2 million Texans, mostly children, have lost health insurance as the state has redetermined their eligibility for Medicaid coverage.

Patients at UT Austin’s Post-COVID-19 Program are still struggling with fatigue, brain fog and a slew of other symptoms months or even years after an initial infection.

Flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases have been decreasing in Dallas County since mid-January, but county officials encourage people to stay up-to-date on vaccines.

Dr. Salman Bhai of Texas Health Dallas talks about why post-exertional malaise worries researchers, and how you can get back to a regular exercise routine.

The CDC is reporting that there’s high COVID-19 virus transmission nationally, including in Texas, due to the JN.1 variant.

COVID-19 cases are increasing nationally after the winter holidays, which can mean more health risks like long COVID.

Flu is rising, and COVID levels are higher than last season's peak. But COVID hospitalizations and deaths are down. Nonetheless, COVID is still the most dangerous virus circulating.