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HISD says 42% of its students failed one or more classes during first grading period

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HISD says 42% of its students failed one or more classes during first grading period

Houston Independent School District said 42% of its students failed one or more classes in the first grading period.

In a statement, Texas’ largest school district said the first grading period included six weeks of 100% virtual education. Students returned back to school for face-to-face instruction on Oct. 19.

As classes resume following Thanksgiving break, the district says 59% of its students have chosen virtual instruction as opposed to 41% who have chosen in-person learning.

In a meeting before the break, the HISD’s Teachers Union asked the school district to go fully virtual after Thanksgiving due to the prolonged and ongoing COVID-19 surge.

Following the meeting with HISD, Dewey said the district told the federation there is no decision at this time and currently as it stands, students will be returning online and in-person.

COVID-19 vaccines will arrive soon. Here’s who will get one first.

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COVID-19 vaccines will arrive soon. Here’s who will get one first.

Coronavirus vaccines will soon be headed this way, but unfortunately, there won’t be enough to go around at first. There are over 330 million people in the US, but Pfizer, whose vaccine is expected to be the first to receive Food and Drug Administration authorization in the coming weeks, says it expects to produce enough to vaccinate about 12.5 million Americans by the end of 2020, or about 3.7% of the US population.

Other vaccines, like the one from Moderna that uses similar technology to Pfizer’s, may be authorized in the next few weeks or months as well, which will add to the overall stockpile. Regardless, most people in the US will have to wait several months at least before those who want a vaccine might be able to get one, and it could take years to vaccinate everyone in the world.

The question then becomes, who will get those first doses of vaccines and how long will you yourself have to wait to get vaccinated? So far, there are no definitive answers. A lot depends on who needs immunization against COVID-19 the most — older adults, those with underlying conditions and so on. But another factor will be how the different vaccines themselves actually work. For example, some single-dose vaccines might better serve one group, like rural populations. Other groups — city-dwellers, say — might be equally well-protected by vaccines that require subsequent “booster” doses.

We won’t know for certain who will be first in line to get a coronavirus vaccine until one or more are approved, but we can look at available information to get an idea. Many of the agencies involved in creating and implementing those guidelines have already begun explaining how they plan to make those decisions when the time comes.

We dug through reports from agencies such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to piece together a rough outline of who the experts expect will be the first groups to get COVID-19 vaccinations and why. This article is updated periodically and is intended to be a general overview and not a source of medical advice. If you’re seeking more information about coronavirus testing, here’s how to find a testing site near you.

When will the first COVID-19 vaccines arrive? Will there be more than one?

Short answer: The first vaccine is expected soon and it looks like there will be more than one safe, effective type. Pfizer, which says its vaccine candidate is 95% effective at preventing coronavirus infections, is expected to be the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive Food and Drug Administration authorization in the coming weeks and to start delivering doses before year’s end.

Moderna isn’t far behind and is expected to release efficacy results in the coming days. It could have FDA authorization by December. Vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are wrapping up late-stage trials, while a fifth manufacturer, Novavax, is set to begin the final trial for its vaccine sometime later this month.

The general consensus has been — and  continues to be — that the first COVID-19 vaccines will probably be approved in the US soon, but won’t reach widespread distribution until closer toward the end of 2021. Until then, supplies are expected to be limited, which is partially why we will need multiple vaccines to treat as many people as possible.

How soon after approval will inoculations start?

“[The government] has plans to distribute vaccines within 24 hours after the ACIP gives its final approval,” Paul Mango, a Health and Human Services official, told reporters in October, referring to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which is the group that officially sets national guidelines for who should get vaccines once they’ve been authorized by the FDA.

Who will get the coronavirus vaccine first?

Bill Gruber, Pfizer’s senior vice president of vaccine clinical research and development, told Scientific American that Pfizer’s vaccine is on track to be distributed to health care workers on the front lines as well as people at high risk of severe disease as soon as the drug is authorized, probably around mid-December.

Here’s who the CDC identified as the top four priority groups to receive the first COVID-19 doses.

Health care workers: Vaccinating roughly 20 million US doctors, nurses, lab technicians and other health care providers helps protect both the country’s front-line COVID-19 responders and the patients they care for.

Essential workers: Approximately 87 million US workers provide the basic goods and services we need to survive. Most can’t work from home and many jobs require interacting with the public, so guarding against COVID-19 among this population would have a ripple effect across the whole country while also reducing critical service interruptions.

People with underlying medical conditions: Specifically, the 100 million or so people with conditions putting them at high risk for illness or death from COVID-19. Any disease affecting the lungs, but also anything that could compromise a person’s immune system, like cancer or HIV.

Older adults: Risk of severe complications from COVID-19 increases with age. The CDC’s ACIP recommends the approximately 53 million US adults age 65 and over be among the first to get vaccinated.

What if I’m not in one of those groups?

The reality is that you may just have to wait. The top infectious disease expert in the US, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told Good Morning America in November that he expects “the ordinary citizen” should be able to get a vaccine by April, May or June 2021.

Mayor Turner’s Statement on Hewlett Packard Enterprise HQ’s Relocation to Houston Region

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Mayor Turner’s Statement on Hewlett Packard Enterprise HQ’s Relocation to Houston Region
Mayor Turner Welcomes Hewlett Packard Enterprise HQ Relocation to Houston Region
HOUSTON – Earlier this afternoon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced the company will relocate its global headquarters from San Jose, California to the Houston region and its new Springwoods Village campus. The expansion and headquarters relocation to the Houston area has the potential to add hundreds of jobs in the coming years.

Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Greater Houston Partnership, and leaders from the Houston region have been visiting with the HPE leadership team for several years, both to retain their existing Houston footprint and to explore expansion opportunities. This activity culminated in a virtual mission to Silicon Valley in October. The Houston delegation, including Mayor Turner and Rice President David Leebron, met with HPE CEO Antonio Neri and the company’s leadership team.

“I have said we are not just running, but we are sprinting to boost our tech and innovation scene. HPE’s announcement is something we should all celebrate. The city’s efforts to bolster Houston’s position as a leading digital tech hub and global headquarters city are paying off,” said Mayor Turner. “I had the opportunity to visit with HPE CEO Antonio Neri a few weeks ago about HPE’s presence in Houston, and am delighted they decided to move their headquarters to the Houston area.”

The addition of HPE expands the Houston region’s Fortune 500 headquarters roster to 23 companies. HPE is ranked number 109 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list. The most recent Fortune 500 headquarters relocation came in 2014 when Occidental Petroleum moved to Houston from California. The last non-energy Fortune 500 headquarters move was in 1998 when Waste Management moved to Houston from Chicago.

President-Elect Biden Announces Key Members of Economic Team

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President-Elect Biden Announces Key Members of Economic Team

Washington, DC…Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his economic team, including Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; Neera Tanden, Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers; and Jared Bernstein and Heather Boushey, members of the Council of Economic Advisers.

 

 

This crisis-tested team will help President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris lift America out of the current economic downturn and build back better — creating an economy that gives every single person across America a fair shot and an equal chance to get ahead. These choices reflect the president-elect’s commitment to building an administration that looks like America, drawing on the diverse backgrounds and lived experiences of some of our nation’s foremost economic experts.

President-elect Joe Biden said, “As we get to work to control the virus, this is the team that will deliver immediate economic relief for the American people during this economic crisis and help us build our economy back better than ever. This team is comprised of respected and tested groundbreaking public servants who will help the communities hardest hit by COVID-19 and address the structural inequities in our economy. They will work tirelessly to ensure every American enjoys a fair return for their work and an equal chance to get ahead, and that our businesses can thrive and outcompete the rest of the world. This team looks like America and brings seriousness of purpose, the highest degree of competency, and unwavering belief in the promise of America. They will be ready on day one to get to work for all Americans.”

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said, “President-elect Biden and I have said that our top priorities upon entering the White House are getting this virus under control and opening our economy responsibly. The outstanding economic team that President-elect Biden is bringing together will help us deliver on our commitment. They are not only some of America’s most brilliant economic minds, they are also proven leaders who reflect the very best of our country. And they share a fundamental commitment to ending this economic crisis and putting people back to work, while rebuilding our economy in a way that lifts up all Americans. With the selection of these crisis-tested public servants, the American people are getting the economic team they need — and deserve.”

This distinguished slate of nominations and appointments includes several historic trailblazers:

Janet Yellen is nominated to serve as Secretary of the Treasury. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231-year history, and the first person to have served as Treasury Secretary, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Chair of the Federal Reserve. She has previously been confirmed by the Senate on four separate occasions.
Neera Tanden, whose career has focused on pursuing policies designed to support working families, foster broad-based economic growth, and curb rampant inequality, is nominated to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. If confirmed, Tanden would be the first woman of color and first South Asian American to lead the OMB.
Wally Adeyemo, a veteran of the Executive Branch and expert on macro-economic policy and consumer protection with deep national security experience, is nominated to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, having previously served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, Deputy National Security Advisor, and the first Chief of Staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If confirmed, Adeyemo would be the first African American Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
Cecilia Rouse, a leading labor economist and the Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, is nominated to serve as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, having previously been confirmed by the Senate as a member of the CEA in 2009. If confirmed, she will become the first African American and just the fourth woman to lead the CEA in the 74 years of its existence.
Jared Bernstein, who previously served as Chief Economist to President-elect Biden in the first years of the Obama-Biden Administration, will serve as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Heather Boushey, a distinguished economist focused on economic inequality and the President, CEO, and co-founder of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, will serve as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.
The following White House announcements were made today:

Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury
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Janet Yellen served as the 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve, the first woman to lead America’s central banking system since its creation. Among the most accomplished and decorated economists in modern history, if confirmed, she will become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231 years of existence, and the first person to ever serve as Treasury Secretary, Chair of the Federal Reserve, and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Prior to her leadership of the Federal Reserve, Yellen served as the body’s Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014 following an earlier term on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton, has held a litany of high-profile leadership roles with national and international economics organizations, and has forged a prolific career as a professor of economics, including as a faculty member at the University of California at Berkeley for the last 40 years. Born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Yellen received her bachelor of arts degree from Brown University and her Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.

Neera Tanden, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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Neera Tanden currently serves as President & CEO of the Center for American Progress, an organization dedicated to advancing policies that increase opportunity for every American. A veteran of multiple presidential administrations, Tanden has been a leading architect and advocate of policies designed to support working families, foster broad-based economic growth, and curb inequality throughout her career. Her experience as a child relying on food stamps and Section 8 housing — a social safety net that offered her single mother the foundation she needed to land a good job and punch her family’s ticket to the middle class — instilled in her the true necessity of an economy that serves the dignity and humanity of all people. If confirmed, Tanden would be the first woman of color and the first South Asian American to lead the OMB.

Prior to her tenure as President & CEO, Tanden held the post of Chief Operating Officer at the Center for American Progress. She currently serves on the New Jersey Restart and Recovery Commission, and previously served as senior adviser for health reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developing policies and provisions of the Affordable Care Act, as director of domestic policy for the first Obama-Biden presidential campaign, and in a variety of other roles in government and on the campaign trail. A native of Bedford, Massachusetts, Tanden received her bachelor of science degree from UCLA and her JD from Yale Law School.

Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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Wally Adeyemo currently serves as the president of the Obama Foundation, the non-profit organization founded by former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to continue their work in service to their community, our nation, and the world. A leader with deep experience across both the economic and national security space, Adeyemo has served as a trusted adviser to the country’s foremost policymakers in times of crisis.

During the Obama-Biden Administration, Adeyemo served as the President’s senior international economic adviser and held a broad range of posts, including Deputy National Security Advisor, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, the first chief of staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and senior advisor and deputy chief of staff at the Department of the Treasury. Before and after his service in the Obama-Biden Administration, he has advised a range of leading non-profit and private sector organizations, including the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Born in Nigeria and raised in southern California’s Inland Empire, Adeyemo received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his JD from Yale Law School. If confirmed, Adeyemo would be the first African American Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
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Cecilia Rouse currently serves as Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. If confirmed, she will become just the first African American and just the fourth woman to lead the CEA in the 74 years of its existence. A renowned labor economist with expertise centered in the economics of education and equality, she is an accomplished leader who has held prominent roles across academia and government service.

Before taking on her current role as Dean in 2012, Rouse served as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama-Biden Administration and on the National Economic Council in the Clinton Administration as Special Assistant to President Clinton. Rouse joined the Princeton faculty in 1992 and has authored landmark papers on a variety of economic policy issues. Originally from California, Rouse received her bachelor of arts degree and her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.

Jared Bernstein, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers
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Jared Bernstein served as chief economist to then-Vice President Biden in the Obama-Biden Administration before joining the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where he has served as a senior fellow since 2011. A former social worker, Bernstein has a long and distinguished track record devising economic policies that expand opportunity for working Americans.

Bernstein has previously served as Executive Director of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class and as an economic advisor to President Obama; prior to his service in the Obama-Biden Administration, he was a senior economist and director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute, and served as Deputy Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor under President Clinton. In addition to authoring numerous books, Bernstein has been a regular commentator on economic issues for leading national print and television outlets, including The Washington Post and CNBC. Bernstein received his bachelor’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, his master of social work degree from Hunter College, and his Ph.D. in social welfare from Columbia University.

Heather Boushey, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers
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Heather Boushey is a long-time economic counselor to President-elect Biden and currently serves as President & CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a non-profit research and grantmaking organization she co-founded in 2013. An expert on the impact of structural inequities on economic growth, she is a leading voice on matters of economic policy.

Boushey served as chief economist for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential transition team, and previously served as an economist for the Center for American Progress, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and the Economic Policy Institute. She currently sits on the board of the Opportunity Institute, is a senior fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic and Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research, and serves as an Associate Editor for Feminist Economics. Born and raised in the Seattle area, Boushey received her bachelor of arts degree from Hampshire College and her Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research.

Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh died from accidental smoke inhalation more than a week after he was trapped in a fire

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Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Zappos credited with revolutionizing the shoe industry, died as a result of complications from accidental smoke inhalation, the office of the chief medical examiner in Connecticut told Insider.

Hsieh (pronounced Shay), who announced his retirement from the shoe retailer in August, died on Friday, more than a week after he sustained injuries in a November 18 fire in New London, Connecticut. He was visiting family at the time of the fire, The New York Times reported.

The Day, a local newspaper, reported on November 18 that firefighters were called to 500 Pequot Ave. after 3:30 a.m. The victim in the fire, believed to be Hsieh, was rescued from the home and transported to a hospital with serious injuries, to be treated for “possible burns and smoke inhalation,” the report said.

New London Fire Chief Thomas Curcio told the outlet that emergency personnel removed the victim and performed CPR on him before they transported him to the hospital. The victim was later taken by helicopter to the Connecticut Burn Center at the Bridgeport Hospital, about 60 miles west of New London.

Local news outlet WFSB reported the victim had been trapped in the basement of the home before he was rescued by firefighters.

According to audio posted by Broadcastify and verified by Storyful, emergency personnel on the scene mentioned a male who was “barricaded” inside the home and said that the trapped individual was not answering the door while others in the home had been able to successfully escape the fire, The Wall Street Journal reported.

As Insider previously reported, the property where the fire occurred was purchased in August by Rachael Brown. A woman of the same name has been a longtime employee of Zappos, overseeing the company’s training program.

The New London fire chief told Insider over the weekend that the cause of the blaze was still under investigation. He did not immediately return Insider’s request for an update Monday.

CDC panel is set to vote Tuesday on who gets coronavirus vaccine first

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CDC panel is set to vote Tuesday on who gets coronavirus vaccine first

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is set to vote Tuesday on who will be first in line to get the coronavirus vaccine.

The meeting with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an outside group of medical experts that advises the CDC, comes a day after Moderna requested emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer, which is working with German drugmaker BioNtech, applied for that authorization on Nov. 20. U.S. officials expect the first doses of one of the vaccines could be distributed in a few weeks — even before the end of the year.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began about 11 months ago, scientists and infectious disease experts have debated who will get immunized first and how those limited first doses will be distributed across the U.S.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CNBC on Nov. 16 that about 40 million doses of vaccine will available by the end of this year, enough to inoculate about 20 million people since the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines require two shots. In the best scenario, the FDA will move quickly to authorize the two vaccines, allowing states to start distributing them in as little as two weeks.

Initial doses will be limited as manufacturing ramps up, with top U.S. health officials predicting it will take months to immunize everyone who wants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the U.S., which has deals lined up with several drugmakers to buy some of their first doses.

Pfizer said it will be able to make up to 1.5 billion doses globally next year with the U.S. getting the first 100 million doses of its two-dose vaccine — enough to inoculate 50 million of the 331 million people in America. Moderna said Monday it’s on track to make 500 million to 1 billion doses of its two-dose regimen globally next year.

The U.S., which spent close to $1 billion helping Moderna develop the vaccine, agreed to pay $1.5 billion more to support the manufacturing. The deal also gave the U.S. the first 100 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine — enough for 50 million people — with an option to buy 400 million additional doses.

Public health officials and medical experts have said health-care workers should get the vaccine first, followed by vulnerable Americans, including the elderly, people with preexisting conditions and essential workers. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will send its guidance to the CDC. However, it will ultimately be up to states on whether to follow the CDC’s guidelines on vaccine distribution.

President Donald Trump has previously told reporters that a coronavirus vaccine should probably go to the elderly or the most vulnerable people first, though he added that he would rely on a doctor’s expertise for that decision.

“That means immunizing those who are at the highest risk, like those in long-term care facilities, the elderly, minorities. We can absolutely get 80% of the benefit of the vaccine by only immunizing a few percent of the population,” he said, reiterating that the U.S. should have enough doses to inoculate 20 million Americans this year. “The rest of America will get it in the second quarter, third quarter of 2021, but we could maximize our impact right now.”

Although the states don’t have to follow the CDC’s guidance, it gives them a framework to work with and that many states adopt, Dr. Karen Landers, spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Public Health, said in a phone interview.

“This guidance will be extremely helpful because it will be science-based, and also will give us the framework to be able to ensure that our guidelines are consistent with what is recommended by support staff,” she said. “The Alabama Department of Public Health will follow those recommendations, and we’ll certainly be following what ACIP recommends in terms of the vaccine administration.”

In a report published on Nov. 23, the CDC’s advisory committee laid out four ethical principles that it says should guide how to distribute the first doses of any potential vaccine. The committee said the allocation of Covid-19 vaccines “should maximize the benefits of vaccination to both individual recipients and the population overall.”

“These benefits include the reduction of SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19–associated morbidity and mortality, which in turn reduces the burden on strained health care capacity and facilities; preservation of services essential to the COVID-19 response; and maintenance of overall societal functioning,” the committee wrote in the report.

Some federal agencies have already started sending vaccination plans around to staff. Five agencies have started telling employees they could receive Pfizer’s or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in as little as eight weeks, a person with knowledge of those plans told CNBC on Nov. 20.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it supported the “first mass air shipment” of vaccines on Friday, as pharmaceutical companies and airlines prepare networks for broad distribution. United Airlines carried Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine from Brussels to Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday.

US faces tougher COVID restrictions as hospitalizations rise in 41 states and hit a record 96,039

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US faces tougher COVID restrictions as hospitalizations rise in 41 states and hit a record 96,039

The number of Americans in hospital hit a grim new high on Monday as 96,039 people were confirmed to be admitted – an almost 12 per cent increase on the week before.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the United States for November surpassed four million on Saturday – more than double the 1.9 million record for October.

The U.S. now has 13.5 million confirmed cases, and 268,000 deaths.

On Monday Scott Atlas, Donald Trump’s favorite member of the White House coronavirus task force – who angered many with his skepticism over lockdowns and face masks – resigned.

Unlike in the spring, when the epicenter was New York and the heartlands were relatively spared, now the pandemic is nationwide. Cases are rising in 41 states: North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming and Nebraska were among the hardest-hit.

And public health experts are warning that Americans who ignored advice and traveled over Thanksgiving will now make the situation worse: Dr Anthony Fauci described it as ‘a surge, superimposed on a surge’.

Houston reports 8.4% COVID-19 positivity rate; officials continue to push testing

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Houston reports 8.4% COVID-19 positivity rate; officials continue to push testing

As of Monday, the City of Houston reported more than 97,000 COVID-19 cases and nearly 1,500 deaths.

HOUSTON — No new coronavirus deaths were reported in Houston during the Thanksgiving weekend, but public health officials are concerned a lack of testing and adherence to safety guidelines could keep the city on a dangerous track.

Mayor Sylvester Turner is specifically urging residents who traveled during Thanksgiving to get tested as they returned home.

Houston reported 685 new cases during a briefing Monday, bringing the city’s total to 97,703 total cases. There was a slight drop in the city’s positivity rate from 8.8 percent to 8.4 percent, experts said it’s not enough to suggest a downward trend.

November was the second busiest month for Houston Health Department testing sites, where more than 90,000 people were tested between Nov. 1 – 28.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo also spoke during Monday’s briefing.

It was a somber weekend for the Houston Police Department following the death of senior officer Ernest Leal Jr. He is the first confirmed HPD officer death related to coronavirus.

Leal spent several weeks in intensive care before passing away Saturday. He was honored with a police escort.

HPD said a public visitation is scheduled for Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church at 4918 Cochran Street.

The funeral service will take place on Thursday at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church at 11507 Huffmeister Road. It’s reserved for family, friends, HPD staff and those who knew Leal.

There’s no doubt that COVID cases are on the rise, but Mayor Turner said there is still time to manage the virus.

Many have been wondering if Turner would enforce a curfew for Houstonians to slow the spread of the virus, and although a curfew has not been set, Turner has hinted that it’s not unlikely.

“If it gets to the point…in talking with the healthcare professionals…if they say to me that we just have to utilize some additional steps, then I’m going to listen, and sometimes you have to make the hard call,” Mayor Turner said. “It is important that we do everything we can to protect the health and safety and welfare of the people in our city.”

Mayor Turner said local government leaders are limited in what they can do, but a curfew is one of the few things they can implement.

On Friday, Turner said local hospitalizations are at 888, up 111 percent from last month. However, he said capacity remains high, and Houston is still in phase 1 of hospitalizations. The city was in phase 2 during the big summer spike.

PIMPINELA PRESENTA ESPECIAL DE NAVIDAD

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PIMPINELA PRESENTA ESPECIAL DE NAVIDAD

Luego de su exitoso primer streaming, “2020, El año que se detuvo el tiempo” el dúo más importante de Latinoamérica anuncia su Especial de Navidad
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(Miami, Fl –30 de noviembre del 2020) – Pimpinela realizó su primer streaming el pasado fin de semana, donde mostraron todas sus facetas: cantantes, comediantes y productores, logrando divertir y emocionar a un público de todas las edades. Ahora nos presentan un sueño que tenían pendiente desde hace mucho tiempo y a pesar de todo lo vivido este año, lograron cumplir: Especial de Navidad.

Los hermanos Lucía y Joaquín Galán nos vuelven a sorprender, esta vez, con un Especial de Navidad, cantando sus canciones favoritas navideñas, desde “Ven a mi casa esta Navidad”, del recordado Luis Aguilé, hasta “Feliz Navidad” de Jose Feliciano, pasando por la inolvidable “What a Wonderful World”.

Nos interpretaran también las grandes canciones que hay detrás de sus grandes éxitos, aquellas que en muchos casos son superiores a las más reconocidas, tales como, “Mentía”, “Nada”, “Imposible”, “Estoy Sola de Nuevo”, “Cien Años de Soledad” y “Se Van”, entre muchas otras. Por supuesto no faltarán algunos de sus clásicos de ayer, hoy y siempre, como “A Esa”, “Ahora Decide”, “Valiente”, “La Familia” o “Traición”.

Como broche de oro, los hermanos Galán presentarán el estreno del tema que le han compuesto a Maria Engracia, su querida madre, inspiradora del dúo, fallecida en el pasado mes de enero: “Siempre Vivirás Dentro de mí”.

Pimpinela con su Grandes Éxitos en Navidad, nos harán vibrar en un espectáculo que será emocionante, para disfrutar en casa y como siempre, en Familia.

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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 30

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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 30
Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 30
HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of November 30, 2020. The week will offer 18 free testing sites across Houston.

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The Houston Health Department will offer drive-thru testing at two surge sites affiliated with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Southwest Multi-Service Center, 6400 High Star Drive, will offer tests via nose self swab and Houston Community College – North Forest, 6010 Little York Rd., will offer tests via nasal swab administered by healthcare professionals.

The surge sites open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Appointments are available at doineedacovid19test.com and on-site registration is also available. Each site has a daily capacity of 1,250 tests.

The department also offers free drive-thru testing via self nasal swab at the Aramco Services Company, 9009 W. Loop South. The mega testing site will open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The site has a daily capacity of 1,000 tests.

People wanting to get tested at the Aramco site can call the department’s COVID-19 Call Center at 832-393-4220.

The department will offer testing at three community sites that don’t require appointments and remain open until each reaches its daily capacity of 250 tests. The sites and their hours of operation are:

  • Clark Community Center, 9718 Clark Rd.; Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., walk up, self nasal swab,
  • Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Pl Blvd.; Tuesday-Saturday. 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., drive thru or walk up, self nasal swab, and
  • Ingrando Community Center, 7302 Keller St.; Tuesday-Wednesday 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. drive thru or walk up, self nasal swab.

The department will provide testing via self nasal swab at the METRO Addicks Park & Ride, 14230 Katy Freeway, and the Multicultural Center, 951 Tristar Drive, city of Webster. Appointments are available by calling the department’s call center at 832-393-4220.

Texas Division of Emergency Management
Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Houston Astros offer free COVID-19 tests via self oral swab daily at Minute Maid Park (Lot C), 2208 Preston. The testing site’s capacity is 1,200 tests per day.

The site features evening hours twice a week, eight drive-thru testing lanes and four walk-up testing lanes. It opens 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Spanish-speaking staff is available on-site.

Visit curative.com to set an appointment or obtain more information. On-site registration is also available.

TDEM and the department will also operate drive-thru testing sites offering tests via nasal swab administered by healthcare professionals Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at:

  • HCC – Northeast Campus, 555 Community College Drive, and
  • HCC – South Campus, 1990 Airport Blvd.

TDEM and the department offer drive thru testing via nasal swab by healthcare professionals at LeRoy Crump Stadium, 12321 Alief Clodine Rd. The site is open Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Appointments for TDEM sites are available at covidtest.tdem.texas.gov. On-site registration is also available.

United Memorial Medical Center
United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) will offer testing via nasal swab by healthcare professionals at drive-thru test sites at:

  • Plaza Americas Mall, 7500 Bellaire Blvd.,
  • Houston Community College – Southeast, 6815 Rustic, and
  • UMMC Tidwell, 510 W. Tidwell Rd.

The sites don’t require appointments and offer testing weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until reaching daily capacity of 300 tests.

People needing information about UMMC test sites can call 1-866-333-COVID or visit ummcscreening.com.

Curative
Curative will provide daily walk up tests via self mouth swab at three locations, each with a 900 daily test capacity:

  • Memorial Park Running Trails Center, 7575 N. Picnic Lane,
  • Kroger, 1801 S. Voss Rd, and
  • Kroger, 9303 S. Highway 6.

Appointments are not required but available at curative.com.

Federally Qualified Health Centers
The health department is providing test kits, lab access and equipment to local Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) so they can expand their COVID-19 testing capacity. The centers and phone numbers people can call to set up testing appointments are:

  • HOPE Clinic, 713-773-0803
  • Spring Branch Community Health Center, 713-462-6565
  • El Centro de Corazon, 713-660-1880
  • Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, 713-426-0027
  • Lone Star Circle of Care at the University of Houston, 346-348-1200, and
  • Scarsdale Family Health Center, 281-824-1480.

FQHC patients pay what they can afford, based on income and family size, and are not denied services due to inability to pay or lack of insurance.

The department and its agency partners may shift locations and schedules of test sites to better meet community needs. Houstonians can visit HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 for current Houston testing sites and information about stopping the spread of the virus.

Information obtained through testing, treatment or services will not be used against immigrants in their public charge evaluation.
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