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The county had to take down its website for registration because so many people tried to register and did not qualify. I m thrilled, said teacher Renee Caudillo, who was able to get vaccinated because he had a health condition. COVID-19 has hit my family really hard. We have had 59 people from my extended family get COVID-19, 17 hospitalized, and we lost eight. So we re really grateful to get the vaccine.
Harris County Public Health got just 3,000 doses of the vaccine this week from the state, far fewer than large hospital chains like Memorial Hermann or Houston Methodist, and said they are determined to vaccinate first responders, seniors, and those who qualify.
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Despite the slow and convoluted rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Houston and Texas, thousands of residents across the region have been partially vaccinated, with thousands more expected to receive their shot in the coming weeks.
The vaccine is currently available only to individuals included in Phase 1A or 1B of the state’s distribution plan. Phase 1A includes frontline health care workers, first responders and nursing home residents and Phase 1B includes people 65 years and older and those with pre-existing conditions.
GALVESTON
Galveston County entered 2021 with COVID-19 spreading, reaching an infection rate last seen during the summer and forcing local hospitals to open extra space to accommodate patients.
But the countyâs top health official said there are indications the spread might be slowing.
âWhen I look at last weekâs numbers, I see a glimmer of hope,â said Dr. Phillip Keiser, Galveston Countyâs local health authority. âI donât know whether itâs me, or whether itâs real.â
Although the health district has been reporting more than 200 new cases a day recently, the rate of new cases appears to be slowing, Keiser said.
But rarely has a box contained something as unique and anticipated as Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
“The technology is amazing,” Dr. Yates explained. “The mRNA vaccine, which is a new technology for vaccines. They can make a lot of quantity of a very specific, high quality, so it’s a very exciting medical technology.”
Shonna Hansen, an infection prevention manager for UT Health Science Center, was another of the first vaccine recipients. She said she and Dr. Yates had long spoken about wanting to be at the front of the line so they could better protect their patients and set an example for those hesitant to take the vaccine.
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