Texas health officials on Sunday released a list of coronavirus vaccination hubs that will receive the state s next shipment of vaccines.
The 28 hubs will get 158,825 doses of the vaccine this week, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Another 38,300 doses will go to other providers across the state.
The number of doses that each provider is getting is based on its own estimate of how many people it could vaccinate in a week, DSHS said.
The hubs are meant to streamline large-scale vaccination as Texas continues to prioritize vaccinating people who are health care workers, 65 and older with underlying medical conditions.
Nueces County reports 167 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths on Jan. 7
There have been 30,821 total coronavirus cases reported in Nueces County, with 2,816 active cases.
None of the new cases were reported by the state. The state has reported 5,200 of the county s total cases.
Of the new cases, 103 were confirmed, 58 were probable and 6 were suspected positives. There have been 22,017 confirmed, 7,912 probable and 892 suspected cases total.
The county reported six men and one woman died from the virus on Thursday. They had asthma, dyslipidemia, diabetes and hypertension. There have been 571 COVID-19-related deaths in Nueces County since March.
There were 184 patients in the hospital on Thursday, with 52 in the ICU. There have been 4,656 hospitalizations total and 27,434 recoveries.
The claim: Companies mandating COVID-19 vaccines violates federal law
On Dec. 22, Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol told CNBC that the company will “strongly encourage” but not require its employees to receive the coronavirus vaccine. As of right now, we’re not going to mandate it,” he said. He also said that the company will cover costs associated with the vaccine for employees who choose to receive it.
Some people like the account Freedom Angels took to Instagram to laud Chipotle for its choice and claim that mandating vaccines violates federal law. Hell ya! Great to see a company choosing to NOT violate ADA, OSHA & Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 rights of employees. It is an inalienable human right to NOT be coerced or forced to take a V, the post states.