A hospital patient in New York City tested positive for an aggressive variant of the coronavirus.
Texas allows people over 50 the COVID-19 vaccine.
The new 1C group enables people aged 50 and over to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine from 15 March.
“Expanding the age of 50 to 64 will continue the state’s priorities to protect those at greatest risk of serious consequences and to protect the state’s health care system,” said Imelda Garcia, co-commissioner for laboratory and infectious diseases. disease services and chairman of the expert vaccine, said. Awards panel.
To date, more than 7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Texas
About 4.7 million people received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 2.5 million were completely vaccinated.