More than 900,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Texas this week

More than 900,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to Texas this week, according to Texas health officials.

The Texas Department of Health Services announced the shipment Friday, saying the state allocates 685,470 doses to at least 481 providers in 183 provinces.

According to health officials, there will also be more than 230,000 additional doses available for pharmacies and federally qualified health centers.

Below are how many vaccines the hubs in Bexar County will receive next week, according to the state health services website.

• San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Main Immunization Clinic – 300 doses of Moderna vaccine and 12,870 doses of Pfizer vaccine for week 15.

• University’s health system – 12,870 doses of Pfizer vaccine for week 15.

• * UT Health San Antonio / Wellness 360 (adult) – 7 020 doses of Pfizer vaccine for week 15.

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Texas has now administered more than 8.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which according to state health officials is an increase of 1.2 million over the past week.

More than 6 million people have received at least one dose and more than 3 million have now been fully vaccinated, says the health department. A total of 59% of Texas seniors have received at least one dose, and one in three has now also been fully vaccinated.

Nearly one in seven of all Texans who are at least 16 years old are also fully vaccinated, according to health officials.

As of last week, residents aged 50-64 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. It is added to the residents in the Phase 1A and Phase 1B categories who are also eligible to receive their vaccines.

These phases include frontline health workers and residents at long-term care facilities, and phase 1B includes people over 65 or someone 16 years and older with a chronic medical condition who are aggravated by COVID-19 for serious illnesses.

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People who work in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, as well as Head Start and Early Head Start programs (including teachers, staff and bus drivers) and those who work as or for licensed childminders, including center-based providers and family care also come in. comment.

Visit the state health website here for more information on the state’s vaccines or for more information on the available COVID-19 vaccinations.