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The Woodforest Bank Stadium vaccine hub will be administering its final doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday and will close for good on Tuesday, when it will give only Moderna shots. (Shutterstock)
CONROE, TX — The Woodforest Bank Stadium COVID-19 vaccine hub in Shenandoah will administer its final doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday and will close for good Tuesday, Montgomery County officials announced at the Commissioner's Court meeting Tuesday.
The hub will only administer second shots of the Moderna vaccine Tuesday, Jason Millsaps, executive director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, told the court. Millsaps added that the breakdown of the site will begin the following day and should take a couple weeks before turning it back over to the Conroe Independent School District.
Montgomery County offering second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
In doing so, Montgomery County announced St. Luke's and Lone Star Family Health Center are offering second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Woodforest Stadium on certain days this week.
To find more information, you're encouraged to reach out to the Montgomery County COVID-19 Call Center at 936-523-3916. The call center is available Monday - Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
As of Thursday, Montgomery County says there are currently 1,402 cases of the coronavirus in the community, bringing the total to 53,505 since the pandemic began. 28,325 total residents have recovered but sadly, 299 have passed due to the deadly virus, and 76 patients are currently hospitalized.
COVID-19 vaccine distribution to resume at Woodforest Bank Stadium on April 13 Operations to resume again every Tuesday
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not be distributing vaccines at Woodforest Stadium through April 9.
"The operational pause will allow us to receive our next shipment of vaccines and plan for a large event on April 13th, offering both first and second doses." the center wrote on their official Facebook.
At the time of this publication, operations are expected to resume again every Tuesday, starting with a large distribution event on Tuesday, April 13.
First COVID-19 vaccination hubs open in Montgomery, Galveston counties
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Jason Millsaps, chief of staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 9:40 PM CST January 20, 2021
CONROE, Texas — Hundreds of people in counties surrounding Harris County began receiving their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Montgomery and Galveston counties became some of the latest “large vaccination hubs” in Texas after being left off the state’s list the previous week.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Jason Millsaps, chief of staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough.
On Wednesday morning, cars began arriving at Montgomery County’s first mass vaccination site at the county fairgrounds in Conroe.
Montgomery County opens first mass vaccination site while frustration over access grows
Taisha Walker, Reporter
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HOUSTON – Montgomery County officials said Wednesday’s mass vaccination site has been running smoothly.
The site opened to the county’s eligible population at the Montgomery County Fairground Wednesday morning to a line.
Jason Mill Sapps, chief of staff to the Montgomery County judge, said 247 of the 2,000 reserved shots were administered within the first hour.
Sapps said the Conroe site will remain open until Friday to ensure the county honors all 2,000 reservations and appointments.
Frustrations continue to grow among those who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine but can’t seem to get a shot. Oran Murphy is among that group.
Montgomery County health officials are contradicting their COVID experts, spreading misinformation
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Montgomery County Hospital District paramedic Larson Johnson talks with residents before administering a COVID-19 vaccine at Montgomery County’s first mass vaccination site at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Conroe. The appointment-only site will run through Friday until the county’s allotted 2,000 vaccines have been exhausted.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Georgette Whatley, chair of the Montgomery County Hospital District Board of Directors.courtesy of the Montgomery County Hospital DistrictShow MoreShow Less
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Brent Thor, of Conroe, member of the Montgomery County Hospital District Board of Directors.courtesy of the Montgomery County Hospital DistrictShow MoreShow Less