Over 900,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Texas this week

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

The Texas State Department of Health Services announced the shipment on Friday, and said the state is allocating 685,470 doses to at least 481 providers in 183 counties.

There will also be more than 230,000 additional doses available to pharmacies and health centers qualified by the federal government, coming directly from the federal government, according to health officials.

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

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

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

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

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

More than 6 million people have received at least one dose and more than 3 million are fully vaccinated, says the state health department. A total of 59% of the elderly in Texas received at least one dose, and one in three is also fully vaccinated.

Nearly one in seven Texans at least 16 years old is also fully vaccinated, according to state health officials.

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

These phases include frontline healthcare professionals and residents of long-term care facilities and Phase 1B includes people over 65 or anyone aged 16 or over with a chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease.

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People who are employed in pre-primary, 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 child care providers, including child care centers. home and family care are also eligible.

For more information on the state’s vaccine shipments, or for more information on the available COVID-19 vaccines, visit the state health department’s website here.