When will children be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas?
Kids as young as 12 are being vaccinated in trials from Pfizer, Moderna, infectious disease expert says
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FILE - A child at a doctor s office. (istock)
SAN ANTONIO – With San Antonio’s school risk level staying in the red as the city continues to grapple with a high COVID-19 case count, some parents and guardians are wondering where kids land in the timeline for the vaccine rollout.
Currently, the vaccine is only approved by the Federal Drug Administration for people over the age of 18. And Texas health providers are only offering the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people who fall into two categories Phase 1A and Phase 1B. Phase 1A consists of front-line healthcare workers and residents at long-term care facilities, and Phase 1B includes people 65 or older or those 16 and older with a chronic medical condition.
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Jay Flexner, 59, gets the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine administered by Maribel Hernandez at Wonderland of Americas Mall, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. People lined up for the vaccine administered by University Health. It is the first day of vaccinating people in the 1B group, those 65 years and over and 18 and above with certain medical conditions. The 17,280 vaccination slots were taken up in five hours after University Health opened the website for registration on Dec. 31.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
Had the 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine in San Antonio? Here’s how to get the 2nd dose.
Many people are asking, “How do I schedule the second dose of the vaccine?”
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SAN ANTONIO – The COVID-19 vaccine may have been put on the fast-track for approval but the process of actually getting the vaccine has been a bumpy road for many people hoping to get inoculated.
Even some people who were fortunate enough to already get the first dose are still finding the process to be confusing.
In Texas, people who fall in the Phase 1A and Phase 1B categories can get the vaccine, if they can find it available.
You got your first COVID-19 vaccine dose at city-run hub, now what?
Jan. 15, 2021
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People arrive for their no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations at the Alamodome on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. About 9,000 vaccines will be given at the site this week, or about 1,500 per day, depending on staffing.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy Calzada
In Bexar County, 55,947 people of the area s 1.5 million people have received the first of two doses in the COVID-19 vaccination process.
Another 14,579 people have been fully vaccinated. Some local readers have asked how they join that group.
Nine thousand people were immunized at the Alamodome, the city s mass vaccination site, during its first week. Others were vaccinated at WellMed s two sites, made possible by a partnership with the city. Prior to Wednesday, the two city-run options had differing systems of signing patients up for their second round of the COVID-19 vaccine.