Texas receives nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines as cases rise
RETURNING TO THE WORKFORCE The unemployment rate in Texas peaked during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and has declined in the months since.
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Media Relations Director Chris Van Deusen said. Supply of the monkeypox vaccine is limited, and further shipments likely will not be available until late August or early September, according to the release. The health department sent 5,120 vaccines to Dallas County. The other 9,660 doses will be sent to local health departments and regional DSHS offices.
As monkeypox cases rise, the Texas Department of State Health Services is distributing vaccines in the state. The DSHS received 14,780 doses of Jynneos, the monkeypox vaccine, according to a July 25 news release. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows Texas has 780 cases as of Aug. 10, the fourth highest case count in the nation behind New York, California and Florida. Williamson County was reporting seven presumptive cases as of Aug. 10, and Travis County had nine confirmed and 59 presumptive cases as of Aug. 9. Many monkeypox cases are among men who have sexual contact with other men, according to the release. The virus is primarily transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact. “I would caution anybody, whether you’re in that population or not—if you get sick or you develop a rash, to avoid that close contact with [others],” DSHS
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SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Texas records the nation’s largest job gains in June; unemployment rate falls
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vacations, visited restaurants and had elective medical procedures, said Angela Woellner, the press officer for the TWC. As people return to these activities, more jobs are needed to serve them. Texas’ unemployment rate was 4.1% in June, down 0.1% from May. The state’s unemployment rate has declined since its peak of 12.6% in April 2020.
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Texas added 82,500 nonfarm jobs in June, the Texas Workforce Commis- sion reported July 22. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas led the nation in terms of the number of jobs gained in June, up 0.6% compared to May. Texas’ gains are partially due to increased demand. During the COVID- 19 pandemic, fewer people went on
Texas has seen a total of 780 confirmed monkeypox cases as of Aug. 10, with the majority in Dallas and Houston. Travis County cases:
9 confirmed, 59 presumptive Williamson County cases: 0 confirmed, 7 presumptive
SOURCES: CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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