Thirty-eight Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives signed a Jan. 6 letter urging Gov. Greg Abbott and Dr. John Hellerstedt, the Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner, to improve the COVID-19 vaccination rollout process.
The letter written by Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, addressed her constituents confusion surrounding the state’s vaccine distribution. Goodwin said in a Jan. 6 tweet she has received calls from people frustrated and confused by the process.
1/ I ve received calls from people frustrated & confused by the vaccination rollout in Texas. In response, I sent the below letter to Gov. Abbott & Dr. Hellerstedt at DSHS. We need better information about how vaccine prioritization and distribution decisions are beings made. pic.twitter.com/tWmyLWfW6l
Data shows discrepancies in Travis County COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Data shows discrepancies in Travis County COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Texas DSHS has distributed more than 52,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Travis County providers, including hospitals, medical practices, health clinics and pharmacies.
AUSTIN, Texas - Local leaders have been critical of the State of Texas rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. There are reports of delayed shipments to providers, doses sitting on shelves, and clinics vaccinating people out of order.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is in charge of distribution and oversees administration. They have not returned any of FOX 7 Austin’s many requests for more information.
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A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provided to health care workers at Dell Medical School.
Chris Bennett spent much of Tuesday afternoon on the phone trying to find a vaccine provider for his parents and himself.
“I called H-E-B. I called St. David’s. I called Seton. And I called Austin Regional Clinic,” he said.
Each one told him that he and his parents couldn’t get a vaccine from them.
The Texas Department of State Health Services released guidance on Tuesday saying that vaccine providers should be serving patients in the so-called Phase 1B group now. That group includes people ages 65 and older and people above the age of 16 who have underlying health conditions that could lead to COVID-19 complications. Bennett and his parents fall into that group.