Mayor Sylvester Turner visited the site, as vaccines were being administered by the Houston Department of Health.
The Houston Department of Health tweeted a reminder that Monday’s appointments were full.
As the mega site is not drive-thru, one thing that helps operations run smoothly is the large police presence directing people to where they need to park and where to go from there.
“It’s a big operation. Failures can occur from time to time, but I guarantee that vaccinations are not on the shelves,” said Mayor Turner.
Despite efforts to vaccinate people, he said the positive rate of COVID-19 is still much higher than anyone would like.
“I’m still getting some disturbing pictures of people in clubs that have been recategorized as restaurants,” he said. “And let me tell you, they are not restaurants.”
Turner said he will call TABC to crack down on reclassifications. He said he is in communication with the chief of the Houston Fire Department, Sam Pena. He and his department are due to review some of these restaurants on Saturday night.
“When you look at these pictures, there is no food on the table,” said Turner. “This is crazy. I am asking the state to review its policies.”
He said that loopholes like these are making it very difficult for the city to get rid of the virus.
“TABC continues to conduct more than 1,000 inspections a week, which includes responding to reports of potential violations,” TABC said later in a statement. “We are aware of the videos that appeared this weekend and we have already opened our own investigation.”
The center of Minute Maid Park is one of three mega sites operating in the Houston area.
WATCH: Minute Maid Park attracts a crowd waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine
Memorial Herman is expected to distribute 13,000 vaccines Thursday through Sunday at the NRG, which corresponds to about 3,200 a day. The 2,000 extra slots the hospital added to the NRG drive-thru clinic this weekend are now full.
Vacancies were added to the January 16 and 17 schedule, according to a hospital discharge. After about an hour, the hospital announced that everyone had been taken away.
Houston Methodist Hospital will deliver 4,000 injections. During this event, Memorial Hermann plans to vaccinate people aged 65 and over, which is based on the state’s Phase 1B vaccine distribution guidelines.
Many of the neighboring county’s health departments, including Fort Bend, Montgomery, Waller, Brazoria and Galveston counties, did not receive additional doses last week.
Many of these leaders have expressed their frustration and want to be able to do for their residents what Houston is doing today.
The state health department said it expects to receive at least 100,000 more doses this week than last week, which they said will allow them to reach more counties.
WATCH: Houston city leaders draft a plan to increase vaccine availability
You can also check with your local primary care provider and pharmacy, or the Texas State Department of Health’s COVID-19 vaccine availability map.
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The video above is from an earlier story.
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