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Texas’ next round of 620,000 virus vaccine doses going to smaller hospitals, long-term care facilities
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AUSTIN, Texas 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 late 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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Gov. Greg Abbott said Texans can expect to see widespread distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine by March, although he stopped short of saying that a vaccine would be available to anyone who wants it in that short time frame. (Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune)
Texans can expect to see “widespread distribution” of COVID-19 vaccines by March to recipients beyond the front-line health care workers who are currently receiving them, including teachers and senior citizens, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday.
Our state will be receiving allocations of a second vaccine able to protect Texans from COVID-19, Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS commissioner, said. Adding the Moderna vaccine will dramatically increase the amount of vaccine that can go to rural areas and smaller providers because it ships in smaller quantities and can be stored longer at regular refrigerator temperatures. Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are safe and effective - both can confer protection against COVID-19, regardless of which vaccine you receive.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Moderna vaccine will begin shipping over the weekend and start arriving on Monday at providers like hospitals, freestanding ERs, EMS providers, pharmacies, local health departments, health centers and other clinics in Texas.