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A UT Austin nursing student holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020.
In less than 30 minutes, all available appointments for a vaccine in Hays County were booked, as the demand for the vaccine in Central Texas has continued to outpace the supply.
The nearly 2,000 doses of vaccine that arrived Friday were the first major shipment sent to the Hays County Health Department in the weeks since the vaccine rollout began. County officials have been pleading with the state to prioritize local health departments as priority providers, and have been frustrated with the lack of vaccine on hand.