Vaccinations /tags/vaccinations Vaccinations en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:38:05 GMT Austin doctors urge measles vaccination amid West Texas outbreak /health/2025-02-21/austin-tx-public-health-west-texas-measles-outbreak-vaccinations Public health experts attribute the current outbreak to declining vaccination levels. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:38:05 GMT /health/2025-02-21/austin-tx-public-health-west-texas-measles-outbreak-vaccinations Olivia Aldridge Austin Public Health says case reported at Pflugerville school was not measles /health/2024-11-14/pflugerville-isd-windermere-elementary-school-student-measles Pflugerville ISD told parents of students at Windermere Elementary on Thursday that a student had been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. On Friday morning, Austin Public Health said there was no measles case. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:08:47 GMT /health/2024-11-14/pflugerville-isd-windermere-elementary-school-student-measles Olivia Aldridge, Becky Fogel Texas Legislature passes ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates from private employers /politics/2023-10-31/texas-legislature-passes-ban-on-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-from-private-employers Under Senate Bill 7, which now heads Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, private employers in Texas can’t require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Any found in violation of the ban would be fined $50,000. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:01:04 GMT /politics/2023-10-31/texas-legislature-passes-ban-on-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-from-private-employers Sergio Martínez-Beltrán 1 in 6 toddlers aren't up to date on vaccines. With school ahead, experts are concerned. /health/2023-08-09/texas-child-vaccines-vaccinations-required-school-toddlers In Texas, students entering kindergarten at public schools are required to have up-to-date vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis A. Ten percent of toddlers haven't even started the series. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:05:43 GMT /health/2023-08-09/texas-child-vaccines-vaccinations-required-school-toddlers Olivia Aldridge FDA's latest COVID vaccine guidance: Get a bivalent dose /covid-19/2023-04-19/fdas-latest-covid-vaccine-guidance-get-a-bivalent-dose The bivalent vaccines offer protection against both the original strain of COVID and the omicron variants. The updated recommendations aim to simplify the vaccination schedule in the U.S. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:16:59 GMT /covid-19/2023-04-19/fdas-latest-covid-vaccine-guidance-get-a-bivalent-dose Olivia Aldridge Austin Public Health offers $50 gift cards as incentive to get COVID shots /covid-19/2023-03-20/austin-public-health-offers-5gift-cards-for-covid-19-vaccinations The local public health agency wants Austinites to get their vaccinations up to date before changes in federal policy potentially affect the availability of free shots. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:52:35 GMT /covid-19/2023-03-20/austin-public-health-offers-5gift-cards-for-covid-19-vaccinations Olivia Aldridge Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers /health/2022-07-18/conservative-blocs-unleash-wave-of-litigation-to-curb-public-health-powers A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general have chipped away at local and state authority, altering how the nation can respond during health crises. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:14:24 GMT /health/2022-07-18/conservative-blocs-unleash-wave-of-litigation-to-curb-public-health-powers Lauren Weber, Anna Maria Barry-Jester COVID vaccines are finally here for young kids. But the logistics aren't easy /covid-19/2022-06-22/covid-vaccines-are-finally-here-for-young-kids-but-the-logistics-arent-easy NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:43:46 GMT /covid-19/2022-06-22/covid-vaccines-are-finally-here-for-young-kids-but-the-logistics-arent-easy Selena Simmons-Duffin Texas State study seeks to reach vaccine-hesitant Hispanics /texasstandard/2022-06-21/texas-state-university-study-covid-vaccine-hesitant-hispanics Lack of trust in the COVID vaccine is the main reason Hispanics in Texas have cited for not getting vaccinated, according to the study. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:20:00 GMT /texasstandard/2022-06-21/texas-state-university-study-covid-vaccine-hesitant-hispanics Yvonne Marquez CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old /covid-19/2022-06-18/cdc-clears-the-way-for-vaccinations-for-children-6-months-to-5-years-old CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 21:06:03 GMT /covid-19/2022-06-18/cdc-clears-the-way-for-vaccinations-for-children-6-months-to-5-years-old Rhitu Chatterjee