Today’s TIP News: Texas governor asks feds to open more COVID testing sites and to send more monoclonal antibody treatments; Texas schools remain open as the number of teen COVID hospitalizations rises; and two big names end up in permanent Twitter timeout for spreading misleading COVID information.

Today’s TIP News: FDA authorizes COVID boosters for kids 12 to 15; Houston’s Texas Children’s Hospital sees 4-fold increase in children hospitalized with COVID; Texas Lt. Gov gets COVID; flu cases rise as predicted; and a word about Abigail Adams.

Today’s TIP News: COVID vaccinations do not increase risk of premature births or unusually small newborns; up-to-date is the new fully vaccinated; and humans have given the gift of COVID to wild deer and it seems to be spreading.

Today’s TIP News: CDC recommends COVID boosters for kids 12-15; Texas health officials ask folks not to go to hospital ERs for COVID tests; dogs sniff out COVID in schools; and the pandemic may mean a comeback for measles.

Today’s TIP News in Review: The Supremes say no to Biden vaccine-or-test mandate; hemp may help stop COVID; N95 masks up to 75X more effective than others; a fourth of Texans say they have a family member or close friend who died from COVID; and TIP Scientific Advisory Council members Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi may have developed a COVID game-changing vaccine.

Today’s TIP News in Review: At-home COVID tests are in the mail; rapid tests for kids are highly accurate; and the human papillomavirus vaccine may reduce the risk of several cancers besides cervical.

Today’s TIP News in Review: Georgia moves closer to removing all school vaccine requirements; there’s a new Stealth bug out there; and some tips on how to talk with vaccine-hesitant parents.

Today’s TIP News in Review: Moderna COVID vaccine gets full approval; 60s antiwar singers now anti-vaccine misinformation protesters; and TIP Scientific Advisory Council members Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for their COVID vaccine.

Today’s TIP News in Review: Moderna COVID vaccine for 18 and older gets full OK; COVID may have ended Ye Olde Fighting Cocks; and yes, vaccinated folks have a greater chance of dying from falling down stairs than from COVID.

Today’s TIP News in Review: Still no COVID jabs for kids under 5; more evidence pregnant moms with COVID vaccine protect babies for up to six months; and no masks need for visiting the Mouse.

Elena Marks is the executive director of the Episcopal Health Foundation in Houston,  Texas. In January 2022, Episcopal Health Foundation released its findings from its 2021 Texas Health Tracking Survey, specifically Adult Texans’ Experiences with the COVID-19 Pandemic. And Elena is with us today to talk about those findings.

Today’s TIP News in Review: A reminder that flu season is still with us; Fox News host Neil Cavuto tells audience his COVID vaccine saved his life; and we have a new vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis. ing.

The human papillomavirus, or HPV, is the topic of our conversation today with Dr. Erich Sturgis.  Dr. Sturgis is a former board chair of The Immunization Partnership and a member of The Immunization Partnership Advisory Board. He is the Brown Foundation Endowed Chair and Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He has devoted much of his academic career to HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and working to inform and educate the public about the HPV vaccination.

In today’s TIP News in Review: TIP responds to change in mask guidelines; dueling data regarding COVID jabs for kids; and did a Canadian man get COVID from a deer?

Pasha Morshedi is an aerospace engineer and part-time bar owner in the Houston, Texas, area. We visited with Pasha in early 2021 and talked about the impact of COVID on his business. And we thought we’d visit with him to find out what has changed for him and his business in the past year of the pandemic.

Ashley Beale, Program Coordinator for The Immunization Partnership, talks about her work with Texas Southern University and the Health Equity Council for Immunizations

Terri Burke is The Immunization Partnership executive director. Some of you may know her from her time as executive director of the ACLU of Texas, a position she held for nearly 13 years. Terri had a 32-year career in journalism prior to joining the ACLU of Texas. She held senior editor roles at The Hartford Courant, The Dallas Morning News, the Austin American-Statesman, and the Albuquerque Tribune. She also was editor-in-chief of the Abilene Reporter-News. She is a fourth-generation Texan and a Houston native. She has served on the Greater Houston Partnership’s Quality of Place Committee; volunteered with the Sunshine Coalition that worked with state legislators to increase transparency in government; and is a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas. Terri studied journalism and political science at The University of Texas at Austin and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Lamar University.

Katy Gore, the Coalitions and Education Program Manager here at The Immunization Partnership discusses with host John David Powell the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

Katy Gore, the Coalitions and Education Program Manager here at The Immunization Partnership discusses with John David Powell the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines.

Katy Gore, the Coalitions and Education Program Manager here at The Immunization Partnership discusses the available COVID-19 vaccines with John David Powell.