DSHS Encourages a Seasonal
Flu Shot for Nearly All Texans
The Texas Department of State Health Services is
urging everyone over 6 months old to get a seasonal flu shot as soon as
possible.
"There's no reason to wait. The supply is here,"
said Dr. David Lakey, DSHS commissioner. "We usually see an increase in
flu cases in late October or early November. It takes the vaccine about
two weeks to become effective, so get vaccinated now to protect yourself
and your family."
President Obama Signs Executive Order
Officially Forming Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force / EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to oversee national transition from emergency
response to coastal recovery in the gulf
WASHINGTON.
– With an executive order in place setting up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem
Restoration Task Force to continue the recovery after the BP Deepwater
Horizon oil spill, EPA Administrator and Task Force Chair Lisa P. Jackson
today started a series of meetings in the region to focus on the next steps.
