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County-by-county breakdown on COVID-19 vaccine distributions


February 6, 2021

es As more rounds of COVID-19 vaccine doses make their way to the Houston area, local county leaders and health officials are working to implement the best plans possible for distribution. Here’s a county-by-county vaccine distribution breakdown. Brazoria County Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 All appointment slots are currently full with the Community Health Network, Pearland Vaccination Pod and the Brazoria …

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Select pharmacies set to administer vaccine as early as next week


February 6, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The CDC’s Federal Pharmacy Program will start the next phase of its vaccine distribution plan next week. There are a total of 21 pharmacies nationwide that are a part of this program, but only CVS, Walmart, H-E-B and Good Neighbor Pharmacy are anticipating to receive doses to administer to Texans who are in groups 1A and 1B. CVS …

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53 coronavirus deaths, 1,302 new cases recorded in Pakistan within 24 hours


February 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 53 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 11,886. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 53 more lives and 1,302 fresh infections were reported. In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,684 patients have recovered from the virus …

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Govt to build cricket stadium in Kalam


February 5, 2021

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has designed a project for the establishment of an international standard cricket stadium in Kalam, the famous tourist resort in Swat district. The proposed stadium will be established on 120 acres already available. The project will be completed with an estimated cost of Rs358 million in two years. Besides other facilities, the proposed stadium will …

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‘Australian Open to go ahead despite Covid-19 case’


February 5, 2021

MELBOURNE: The Australian Open will begin as scheduled on Monday even though a worker at one of the Melbourne hotels used to quarantine players and their entourages tested positive for Covid-19, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Thursday. The day’s warm-ups at Melbourne Park were called off after the case was annou­nced late on Wednesday, and those who underwent quarantine …

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Pant to keep wickets for India as England lose Crawley ahead of series opener


February 5, 2021

CHENNAI: Rishabh Pant’s batting heroics in Australia were rewarded on Thursday when skipper Virat Kohli confirmed the 23-year-old will keep wicket in the opening Test against England in Chennai, beginning on Friday. India have been torn between Pant and Wriddhiman Saha, who is widely considered the better keeper but was dropped after managing only 13 runs in the opening Test …

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