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El PASO, Texas – Public health officials in El Paso said Thursday afternoon that they had received another 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines as first doses at the city’s vaccination center near the airport.
To date, the city has said it has administered more than 86,000 doses of virus vaccine to El Pasoans who registered via the online portal at epcovidvaccine.com. Appointments will henceforth be scheduled from the database, officials said, encouraging people to continue to get on the vaccination waiting list by registering.
In a new development, health leaders indicated that the provisional appointment dates for people who had already received the first dose to get their second shots were no longer applicable.
The city said second doses could not be given before being distributed by the state of Texas to El Paso. Officials said the recipients of the second dose will be notified by the city when the doses are available.
Angela Mora, director of public health, told reporters the timeline for having everyone in phase 1 vaccinated completely was initially February, but now it has been extended to mid to late March.
The Texas Department of Health Services points to the use of all vaccines it sends to the city of El Paso.
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