Coronavirus vaccine: Memorial Hermann adds 2K extra slots to the COVID-19 drive-thru vaccine clinic at NRG Park

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – The 2,000 extra slots Memorial Hermann added to NRG’s COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic this weekend are now full.

After quickly filling all vacancies at the COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic, Memorial Hermann announced around 6 pm on Friday that it will open more.

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.

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Memorial Hermann is teaming up with NRG Park to offer a COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic on Thursday, but all available consultations have been booked.

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.

The Hermann Memorial added that as of 5 pm on Friday, they have vaccinated a total of approximately 6,300 people since it opened on Thursday morning.

Vaccination is done only by appointment for those who fall under state guidelines.

“Due to the limited number of vaccines, individuals who do not have an appointment confirmation, or a photo ID that matches the name and date of birth on the appointment confirmation, will not be vaccinated,” he read statement published on the Hermann Memorial website.
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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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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.

The video above is from an earlier story.

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