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Posted inGovernment

The Week Ahead: Senate confirms Jaime Esparza’s US attorney nomination

by El Paso Matters Staff December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Former El Paso District Attorney Jaime Esparza’s appointment as the top U.S. prosecutor in Western Texas is ready for President Biden’s signature; plus, UTEP and EPCC graduations; and COVID, flu and RSV cases rise.

Posted inCoronavirus

COVID boosters off to slow start as new shot offered to kids

Avatar photo by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert October 19, 2022October 19, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

How El Paso is using wastewater surveillance to detect COVID-19 spread

Avatar photo by René Kladzyk April 18, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

‘Health shouldn’t have borders’: Arizona and Sonora doctors team up to tackle infectious diseases

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative March 29, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

Q&A: Maria Julia Marinissen, US-Mexico Border Health Commission acting director

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative March 28, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

When COVID hit, a border health commission found itself on life support

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative March 25, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

New BA.2 subvariant has arrived in El Paso: what you need to know

Avatar photo by René Kladzyk March 24, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

After COVID disaster: How US, Mexico could contain future pandemics

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative March 24, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

Have you suffered from long COVID? We want to hear from you

by El Paso Matters Staff March 21, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

As El Paso COVID-19 situation improves, CDC no longer recommends masks for most people

by El Paso Matters Staff March 7, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

See what happened with El Paso’s birth and death numbers in 2021

Avatar photo by Robert Moore February 18, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

El Paso child under 5 years old dies after testing positive for COVID-19

by El Paso Matters Staff February 17, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

Student caregivers struggle with the return of in-person classes at UTEP

Avatar photo by Victoria Rossi January 24, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

Here’s how to order your free rapid COVID-19 tests

by El Paso Matters Staff January 18, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

For pregnant El Pasoans, omicron means a new wave of fear and uncertainty

Avatar photo by Victoria Rossi January 18, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

As COVID-19 disrupts El Paso, the impact on hospital staffing is unknown

Avatar photo by René Kladzyk January 14, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

El Paso schools struggle with teacher absences as COVID-19 spreads

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 13, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

Out sick: staffing shortages sweep government services and local businesses amid COVID surge

Avatar photo by René Kladzyk January 11, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

El Paso higher education institutions will start spring semester as planned, despite COVID-19 increase

Avatar photo by Jewél Jackson January 7, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

20% of staff at El Paso COVID-19 testing megasites are out sick with COVID, city officials say

Avatar photo by René Kladzyk January 6, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHealth

El Paso infectious disease experts offer advice ahead of omicron spread

Avatar photo by Elida S. Perez December 30, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCommentary

Opinion: Schools should improve ventilation to improve student health and the learning environment

by Special to El Paso Matters December 29, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso’s fall COVID surge driven by unvaccinated

Avatar photo by Molly Smith November 24, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inImmigration

What we do — and don’t — know about the hotels ICE uses to detain migrant families

Avatar photo by René Kladzyk August 26, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso, Socorro districts vote to mandate masks in schools

by El Paso Matters Staff August 17, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCommentary

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and vaccinations all drop in El Paso

Avatar photo by Robert Moore May 2, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCommentary

Opinion: My mother was an EPISD nurse who died of COVID-19. Honor her memory by voting in the school board election

by Special to El Paso Matters April 26, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inElection

A school board candidate called masks ‘laughable.’ She won’t say if she supports them in schools

Avatar photo by Molly Smith April 21, 2021August 12, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso County vaccinates 80 farmworkers against COVID-19

Avatar photo by Maria Ramos Pacheco April 19, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCommentary

El Paso hits vaccination milestones, but infections remain stubbornly high

Avatar photo by Robert Moore April 18, 2021July 7, 2022

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