Galveston Co. health officials announce vaccine waitlist to do away with cattle call KTRK
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This means the University of Texas Medical Branch will do away with the cattle call approach in which people sign up by phone or online. The cattle call system is not the best way to manage the vaccination schedule, said Dr. Philip Keiser, the local health authority for Galveston County.
The phone bank can be reached at 877-389-2318. Go to
utmbhealth.com/vaccine to register for the waitlist. You do not have to be a resident of Galveston County or a UTMB patient to sign up for the waitlist. Only those in Phase 1A and 1B are asked to sign up at this time.
This means the University of Texas Medical Branch will do away with the cattle call approach in which people sign up by phone or online. The cattle call system is not the best way to manage the vaccination schedule, said Dr. Philip Keiser, the local health authority for Galveston County.
The phone bank can be reached at 877-389-2318. Go to
utmbhealth.com/vaccine to register for the waitlist. You do not have to be a resident of Galveston County or a UTMB patient to sign up for the waitlist. Only those in Phase 1A and 1B are asked to sign up at this time.
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1. 2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs
Straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in the South and West.
An Associated Press analysis of federal hospital data shows that since November, the share of U.S. hospitals nearing the breaking point has doubled. More than 40% of Americans now live in areas running out of ICU space, with only 15% of beds still available.
Galveston County is prepared to administer up to 1,000 vaccines daily as it starts mass vaccination efforts in the area, according to Judge Mark Henry. The county has set up a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site at Walter Hall Park in League City, which according to health authorities, has the highest rate of coronavirus infection in the area. They plan to begin vaccinations on Jan. 23 with those who have scheduled appointments through UTMB and.