Holly Ainsworth, a nursing intern at the University of Texas, prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to nurse Stephanie Vasquez in Austin. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
Some 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday, including smaller and rural hospitals left out of the first shipment of doses this week, state health officials said Friday.
The Texas allocation will include 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, most of them earmarked for long-term care facility residents, and 460,500 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Moderna, which won federal emergency use approval Friday and is expected to start shipping this weekend, officials said.
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Anticipating the FDA s emergency-use authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the state of Texas has released a county-by-county list of pharmacies, clinics and hospitals that will receive their allotted shipments.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state will receive more than 620,000 doses in the second week of vaccine distribution.
More than 1,100 providers will get the vaccines. The CDC is expected to deliver 460,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
As of Friday, the Moderna vaccine hasn t reached FDA authorization yet, but the state department said it will begin shipping over the weekend once it does get approval. Vaccines could arrive in Texas on Monday.
Texas’ second round of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for smaller hospitals and long-term care facility residents
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Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
Some 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday, including smaller and rural hospitals left out of the first shipment of doses this week, state health officials said Friday.
The Texas allocation will include 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, most of them earmarked for long-term care facility residents, and 460,500 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Moderna, expected to win federal emergency use approval and start shipping this weekend, officials said.
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