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Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster?

Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster?

Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster? Yes, people who got a two-dose vaccine or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot are considered fully vaccinated — even without a booster. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you’re fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer or…MORE

Dallas Based AT&T To Require Vaccines For Union Workers

Dallas Based AT&T To Require Vaccines For Union Workers

Dallas (AP) – AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers. The telecom company said Wednesday that its workers in the Communications Workers of America union will be required to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1. The CWA says it represents about…MORE

Governor Abbott Touts Efforts at the Border

Governor Abbott Touts Efforts at the Border

(WBAP/KLIF) — As the border crisis continues with the Biden administration’s open border policy, Texas has stepped up to spend $3-billion on border security. Governor Greg Abbott says thousands of Texas National Guard troops and DPS agents aren’t enough to stop the tide. He says the state already has contractors in place to erect the…MORE

Hundreds Displaced after Dallas Apartment Explosion

Hundreds Displaced after Dallas Apartment Explosion

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The four civilians injured in Wednesday’s apartment explosion in South Dallas have been discharged from the hospital, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. DFR units were assigned to a 911 call for a Natural Gas Leak/Odor Wednesday morning at the apartment complex on Highland Hills Road. According to DFR, firefighters arrived at an apartment…MORE

University of North Texas System Achieves Record Enrollment

University of North Texas System Achieves Record Enrollment

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of North Texas System announced on Monday record system-wide enrollment of 49,060 students combined at the University of North Texas, UNT Dallas and UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. According to the University, as of September 28, headcount enrollment at each UNT System institutions is 42,372 at University of…MORE