Appointments full for Galveston Co. COVID-19 vaccine clinic
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TEXAS CITY, Texas - Appointments are now full after registration opened Monday morning for the Galveston County Health District’s next COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
Registration opened at 9:30 a.m. About half an hour later, the health district said all of the appointments had been filled.
GCHD says those who wish to be vaccinated can visit www.gchd.org/covidvaccine for more information on future appointments.
Currently, only health care professionals, people 65 and older, or those 18 and older with certain medical conditions are being vaccinated.
The group of people eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is expanding, local health officials announced Wednesday.
The Galveston County Health District today will expand availability of COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 and older and those with chronic medical conditions.
The health district announced Wednesday it began scheduling appointments for people qualified to received vaccinations under the first two phases of the stateâs distribution plan.
The group includes health care workers and people in high-risk groups, including older people and people with chronic health conditions.
Vaccinations have been occurring in Galveston since Dec. 15, but so far have mostly been given to health care workers. Last week, some local pharmacies and medical providers began receiving the COVID vaccine developed by drug-maker Moderna.
The rules are the rules, but Galveston County Judge Mark Henry isnât happy about them.
The state of Texas on Tuesday tightened restrictions on businesses and hospitals in Galveston County and the surrounding region because the stateâs data show an increase in the number of people being treated in local hospitals for COVID-19. For seven days in a row, more than 15 percent of hospital capacity in Galveston and eight nearby counties were being used by COVID-19 patients, according to the state.
Under orders issued by Gov. Greg Abbott in October, the rate triggered a return to COVID-related restrictions that were in place for most the summer.