COVID-19 vaccination sites adjusting due to winter weather
By Elizabeth Evans
Health officials looking to improve COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Many across Central Texas remain frustrated at the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and local health officials are hoping to improve distribution with a new call center. FOX 7 Austin s John Krinjak has details.
AUSTIN, Texas - COVID-19 vaccination sites in Central Texas are adjusting their services due to the winter weather. The following counties have adjusted their services due to the severe winter weather impacting Texas:
According to the San Antonio Metro Health District s Facebook page, the Alamodome will open at noon Friday, Feb. 19 for those with appointments for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose. Those with appointments scheduled before noon can arrive at any time between noon and 6:30 p.m.
Although shelters and warming stations could lead to new COVID-19 cases, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, said residents should still seek services if they cannot shelter
County spokesman James Stafford told the Telegram that Pfizer notified Bell County regarding the shipment delay.
âOur shipment has not left Kalamazoo, Michigan,â he said. âWe got a notification from Pfizer that they are not going to ship doses until they know that it can get here on timeâ
Stafford said shipments from Pfizer are packaged with dry ice, and need to arrive at its destination within 24 hours in order to maintain the vaccinesâ ultra-cold storage.
âDry ice is needed to maintain proper temperatures in the thermal shipping container,â according to information obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.