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El Paso surpasses 75% COVID vaccine rate; reaches herd immunity …

WebEl Paso has reached its herd immunity goal. More than 75% of El Pasoans 12 years old and older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the online …

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City of El Paso health officials update COVID-19 guidelines

WebEl Paso Times. 0:00. 2:35. The city of El Paso's Department of Public Health issued updated recommendations for isolation and quarantine for people infected with …

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Arizona clinic partners with doctors across border to fight disease

WebIn 2016, a child visited a health clinic a few blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border with a fever, headache and rash. The symptoms were common enough. But the …

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As COVID-19 emergency ends, take a look back at pandemic in El …

WebThe El Paso city/county health statistics show 3,690 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic's arrival in the Borderland in March 2020. Currently, only about 20 …

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El Paso Public Health updates COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools

WebThe El Paso Department of Public Health issued updates to a local health authority order that provides COVID-19 safety recommendations for area K-12 schools …

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EPISD plans school closures, consolidations amid declining …

WebElementary schools are the first affected by declining birth rates. EPISD closed nine elementary schools between the 2018-19 and 2020-21 school years. The declines …

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Angela Mora named city of El Paso Public Health Department …

Web1:10. Angela Mora is the new city of El Paso Public Health Department director after serving as interim director the past three months. Mora began leading the …

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List of graduation ceremonies for El Paso high students

WebJefferson High School/Silva Health Magnet School. UTEP Don Haskins Center, 151 Glory Road. 9 a.m. Young Women’s Academy. UTEP Magoffin Auditorium, , …

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Texas struggles to process increase in SNAP applications

WebSNAP, Medicaid delays are ongoing. Anonymous employees at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the state agency that administers the federal …

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Free flu shots available to El Paso residents older than 4 years old

WebThe city of El Paso Department of Public Health and the Fire Department are joining with partnering agencies to offer free flu vaccines to residents 4 years old and …

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El Paso VA Health Care new clinic to expand mental health services

Web0:57. Military veterans' mental health services are to expand with the opening of the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System's new clinic in a $15 million, …

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How Texans prioritize children's health care 25 years ago

WebAt the time, the massive Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, existed only on paper, the Legislature having just passed it weeks earlier as the state …

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El Paso boy dies, first local flu-related death of 2024

WebA boy with underlying health issues has died in the first confirmed flu-related death of the year in El Paso, public health officials said. The identity of the boy, who was …

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New Ysleta del Sur Pueblo health clinic expands services for Tigua

WebThe new two-story building, designed by Carl Daniel Architects in El Paso, sits down the street from the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Cultural Center at 9473 Socorro …

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Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of …

Web0:04. 0:26. Nearly 1.7 million Texans have lost their health insurance — the largest number of people any state has removed — in the months since Texas began …

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3 El Paso restaurants score low in health inspections

WebThis report is for April 22-28. Latest failed inspection scores: Mexican restaurant in East El Paso cited for 19 health code violations El Paso restaurant scores: …

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El Paso raises salary for open public health director position

WebBaker Tilly first posted the job vacancy for the health director in September 2022. The recruitment brochure, updated in late November 2023, lists a starting salary of …

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Will Texas Walmart health clinics close due to rising costs

WebWalmart will close its health centers that for five years, provided low-cost medical care to patients. The retailer announced on Tuesday that it plans to shutter its 51 …

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How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas

WebUnder the Healthy Texas Women program, people can access birth control pills and other forms of contraception for free. The program is open to women in Texas …

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El Paso Water worker's death at sewage plant being investigated

WebPolice investigation continues for death of 34-year-old worker at El Paso Water's Roberto Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lower Valley.

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UTEP Miners football players sign NFL free agent deals

WebThe Miami Dolphins have a nice history with an undrafted free agent from UTEP and now they are taking two more swings.. Miner quarterback Gavin Hardison and …

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Syphilis rages through Texas as treatment grows scarce

WebLast year, syphilis cases across Texas rose by 22%, according to preliminary numbers, from 21,476 in 2020 to 25,991 in 2022, the most recent statewide data …

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El Paso Mexican restaurant cited for 19 health code violations

WebEditor's Note: The story has been updated to include the revised reinspection score for the restaurant. El Paso health inspectors cited a Mexican restaurant for 19 …

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