Here s where you can get vaccinated in Texas
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NRG Park will host Houston s newest COVID-19 vaccination clinic over the weekend.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Trying to find a COVID-19 vaccination in Houston? Houstonians now have a new option for receiving the vaccine with the opening of a drive-thru clinic at NRG Park.
In partnership with Memorial Hermann, the NRG park clinic will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Jan. 14 to Jan. 17.
The drive-thru vaccination clinic is available to pre-registered individuals who have scheduled appointments during the four-day event. No walk-ins will be accepted at the clinic. Approximately 13,000 Texans 65 years or older in the state s Phase 1B category are expected to be vaccinated at the location, according to Memorial Hermann. If you want to schedule an appointment, those who qualify for Phase 1B guidelines can sign up now on Memorial Hermann s website.
Health officials were notified about a local case of the variant by state health officials on Sunday.
A Corpus Christi man between 60 and 70 who had recently visited the United Kingdom because of a family emergency, was diagnosed with B.1.1.7. That strain is a mutant form of the original virus, said Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni, the local health authority.
This is the second case of the variant reported in Texas.
The man, who returned from the trip in late December, is in isolation and will remain quarantined until he s cleared by the health authority. One of his symptoms is a severe headache and he s expected to recover, Ramachandruni added.