COVID

Examiner Publisher and CEO Don Dodd questions the governor of Texas as to when vaccines would make its way to the community we serve.

Examiner Publisher and CEO Don Dodd questions the governor of Texas as to when vaccines would make its way to the community we serve.

Editorial: Reporting the long game

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Rarely do things conclude in just one moment. The same goes for the events that make up the fabric of our lives and of our community – and the stories that can be told of their happenings.

A photo of New Years Eve fireworks

A photo of New Years Eve fireworks

News Shorts: NYE tips from the WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has compiled a list of tips to help keep revelers safe while celebrating the new year.

Beaumont COVID cases count for December 2021

Beaumont COVID cases count for December 2021

Cases climb, Omicron confirmed in SETX

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With Beaumont continuing to average more than 100 new COVID-19 cases each day as the new year begins and Southeast Texas confirming its first two cases of the more contagious Omicron variant, local

Jefferson County emergency Management Director Mike White told The Examiner that Southeast Texas' Beaumont-based Regional Infusion Center has been operating at full capacity over the last several days, upping their daily treatments from 15 to 60. To manage the influx of patients, White said the center will be open on Christmas and New Year's weekend, and the county requested more financial support from the state.

Jefferson County emergency Management Director Mike White told The Examiner that Southeast Texas' Beaumont-based Regional Infusion Center has been operating at full capacity over the last several days, upping their daily treatments from 15 to 60. To manage the influx of patients, White said the center will be open on Christmas and New Year's weekend, and the county requested more financial support from the state.

Medical personnel prepares for SETX Omicron surge

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In a continued urge to Southeast Texas residents to get vaccinated and remain vigilant, local doctors say the Omicron variant is already spreading rapidly throughout Southeast Texas –  a regio

Photo saying ever dose matters with graphic information about healthy ways to help keep COVID at bay.

Photo saying ever dose matters with graphic information about healthy ways to help keep COVID at bay.

Editorial: So nice, it bears repeating twice

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Sometimes a solid opinion needs to be expressed more than once – for those who neglected to heed good advice the first time.

Hospital admission surges

Hospital admission surges

COVID update

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Texas Medical Center issued a COVID-19 Data Update on Monday, Aug. 9, that reveals upwards of 2,000 persons a day are seeking out vaccine administration at the center’s facilities.

COVID-19 survivor Dee Stevens donating plasma to assist treating new patients admitted daily in Beaumont.

COVID-19 survivor Dee Stevens donating plasma to assist treating new patients admitted daily in Beaumont.

COVID cases, recoveries surge as Texas reopens

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Double-digit daily confirmations of new COVID-19 cases in Beaumont, hundreds of cases attributed to Jefferson County prisons and a tripling of the number of coro