Healthcare workers applaud Super Bowl COVID safety precautions
For some, attending the Super Bowl was the opportunity of a lifetime. For all, it was a day to forget the fight against COVID-19.
Airline pilot shares story of 2-month battle with COVID-19
Chris Sickel is going home after a two-month battle with COVID-19. He is a 49-year-old Southwest Airlines pilot and has no underlying condition. His family shared his story with FOX 5 because Chris was healthy and yet suffered devastating effects.
Trader Joe's adds $2 per hour in COVID-19 'hazard pay' for workers
Trader Joe's is raising its workers' pay by an additional $2 an hour during the coronavirus pandemic, as Los Angeles weighs an ordinance that would mandate an extra $5 an hour for many workers at large grocery stores and pharmacies.
WI mom who gave birth in coma holds newborn after beating COVID
A Poynette mom who made a miraculous recovery from COVID-19, giving birth while in a coma, was able to hold her newborn daughter for the first time.
Gronk surprises 2 Tampa Bay area health care workers with Super Bowl tickets
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to the Super Bowl, and two Bay Area health care workers will be in the stands after being surprised with tickets by Gronk himself.
Dallas Cowboys surprise healthcare workers with trip to Super Bowl LV
The Texas healthcare workers were selected as part of a league-wide initiative to have frontline workers representing all teams attend this year’s Super Bowl.
HEAT Bootcamp distributes care packages for frontline caregivers
HEAT Bootcamp distributed gift bags at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Dell Seton Medical Center, and Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin.
IDEA Public Schools offering rapid COVID testing to staff members
Staff members can test twice per month and each school will determine what days and times they will offer testing.
Post Malone donates 10K of his sold-out Crocs to hospital workers battling pandemic
Rapper Post Malone is donating 10,000 pairs of his sold-out Duet Max Clog II Crocs to medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgia police chief released from hospital after months-long COVID-19 battle
After nearly four months in a hospital battling COVID-19, a Georgia police chief is finally back home with his family.
California dentists may be asked to administer coronavirus vaccines
The CDA welcomed an emergency public health waiver from the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, officially allowing dentists to administer the COVID vaccine.
AISD staff get first doses of vaccines, prepare for return to classrooms
Teachers and staff members included in this round of COVID-19 vaccines were either over 65 or had high-risk conditions.
More than 2,900 U.S. health care workers died in 2020, Kaiser Health reports
According to data collected from the “Lost on the Frontline” project by Kaiser Health News and the Guardian, more than 2,900 health care workers died in 2020.
'Patients are dying like flies': Nurse in ICU begs the public to stop being careless
A registered nurse in West Covina, California, is pleading with the public to 'stop being careless' as she witnesses an overwhelming amount of patients in her ICU unit.
Williamson County EMS field staff receives COVID-19 vaccinations
While getting the vaccine is encouraged for all field staff, especially those with underlying conditions, it is a voluntary decision.
ICU doctor explains what working in Austin hospitals is like during pandemic
As COVID-19 cases climb in the Austin area and across Texas, an ICU doctor is begging people to take precautions.
First responders with ATCEMS, AFD start receiving COVID-19 vaccines
So far, more than 120 EMS workers have gotten the vaccine.
NYC critical care nurse first to receive coronavirus vaccine in U.S.
A critical care nurse from Queens was the first person in the United States to receive the vaccine for the coronavirus.
Applications to medical school up amid COVID-19 pandemic
Officials with University of Arizona's College of Medicine say more people are applying to their school, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas mom writes 'Santa letters' for front-line parents this Christmas
A Texas mom is helping parents working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic this Christmas by crafting special letters from Santa Claus.