Bell County received its second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, told the Telegram.
The Bell County Public Health District identified five COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, as active cases dropped to 2,763 — 140 fewer than Friday.
The ringing of church bells could be heard Tuesday afternoon in downtown Temple, not to gather for service but as a remembrance of those lost to COVID-19.
Tens of thousands of Americans have volunteered to test COVID-19 vaccines, but only about half of them got the real thing during trials. Now, with the first vaccine rollouts, experts are debating what to do about the half that got a dummy shot.
"This is just one step on an ominous path of fatalities," said Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University and one of many public health experts who contend the Trump administration's handling of the crisis led to thousands of avoidable deaths.
The head of the World Health Organization says it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in rich countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people in poorer countries.
An Austin public health official working to get Texas lawmakers access to the COVID-19 vaccine — regardless of whether they are currently eligible — made a request to a local hospital to administer the shots to members gathering in the capital city for the 2021 legislative session, the offic…
Bell County was still classified as having “severe uncontrolled community transmission” of COVID-19 on Monday as its second shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine was delayed.
Bell County Health officials were notified Sunday morning that the second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines might not arrive Monday morning as expected, a news release said.
Veterans aged 75 and older received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday as the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System continued its efforts to combat the coronavirus.
Shea Wiedemeyer’s depression crept in slowly.
The Temple Daily Telegram’s annual “Day for Women” event will be Oct. 16 at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center.
SANTA FE, N.M. — When her suburban Dallas high school was forced to move online last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charvi Goyal realized that the schoolmates she’d been informally tutoring between classes would still need extra help but wouldn’t necessarily be able to get it. S…
It’s the Bell County Public Health District’s mission to not waste a single dose of its COVID-19 vaccines.
The Bell County Public Health District identified 105 COVID-19 cases on Friday, as active cases reached 2,903 — a day after Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said the county took a step in the right direction.
In response to COVID-19 infection rates, certain city of Temple facilities will remain closed to walk-in services through Feb. 28.
President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end "a crisis of deep human suffering" by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic's prolonged economic fallout.