Clay Jenkins, a Dallas County judge, reported 335 new cases and 17 deaths due to COVID-19 on Friday.
Pfizer says their COVID-19 pill reduces hospital stays and deaths by 90 percent. This is reported by the Dallas Morning News. Pfizer is seeking FDA approval of its COVID-19 antiviral pill as soon as possible. Merck’s pill, which cuts hospital stays in half, is currently under FDA review and is already approved for use in the UK
COVID-19 travel restrictions at US borders will end today, reports KERA. For 19 months, transportation between the United States, Canada, and Mexico has been limited to essential travel. As of Monday, fully vaccinated foreigners will be allowed to enter the USA regardless of the reason for travel.
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Government Over New COVID-19 Immunization Regulations For Large Businesses, The Texas Tribune reports. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is questioning federal vaccination regulations for large businesses: mandatory periodic testing or vaccination of employees by Jan 4th. “The Biden Administration’s new vaccination mandate for private companies is a staggering abuse of federal power,” Paxton said in a written testimony Friday.
Dallas superintendent Michael Hinojosa says the district will keep the mask mandate. This is reported by the Dallas Morning News. The mask mandate will be reconsidered in December after the analysis of the primary school vaccinations.
“We know it takes six to eight weeks for the vaccines to take full effect,” said Hinojosa. “We also know that we have two vacation periods that are coming up. Therefore we are not going to keep the mask protocol at the moment. “
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