Texas Department of State Health Services

Across the state, people are waiting hours in line to get tested and seeing delayed results as cities and counties deal with a testing shortage.

Five of the department’s regional infusion centers have run out of sotrovimab, the only antibody treatment known to be effective against the new variant.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is set to receive 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children between 5 and 11. Chief State Epidemiologist Jennifer Shuford explains what this means for families across Texas.

Retailers in Texas have been selling Delta-8 products over the counter. But last Friday the Department of State Health Services quietly added Delta 8 to it's list of illegal drugs.

A handful of antibody treatment centers for COVID-19 have opened up recently across North Texas. They are a few of more than 20 centers launched statewide since August.

While COVID-19 cases are slightly decreasing across North Texas, the surge since July has put a strain on smaller counties across the region.

Officials at the state health department are concerned about the exponential growth in hospitalizations due to coronavirus over the past month. More than 7,600 people are currently in the hospital with coronavirus in Texas.

Preliminary data shows 99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people, according to the Department of State Health Services.

The infected person is now hospitalized after traveling from Nigeria to Dallas, arriving at Love Field Airport last Friday.

The agency will work to eliminate health disparities in the state when it comes to race, ethnicity and geography, among other things.

Patients skeptical of getting new vaccines are more likely to trust their primary doctor's advice.

The Methodist Dallas Medical Center location in Oak Cliff will serve as a second distribution site for the city’s allotment of vaccines, joining the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown.