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First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff wave at the media after a tour at a Houston Astros COVID-19 vaccination event, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)Yi-Chin Lee/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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First lady Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, right, visit a vaccination event at Minute Maid Park, in Houston, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press, Yi-Chin Lee/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
‘A model to be replicated’: DHS Secretary compliments Bexar County exceeding vaccination goal
Local stats show 72.6% partial vaccination rate, surpassing Biden’s goal of 70% of adults by July 4
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‘A model to be replicated’: DHS Secretary compliments Bexar County exceeding vaccination goal
San Antonio – A top federal official complimented the City of San Antonio and Bexar County on their COVID-19 vaccination efforts during a visit to a mass vaccination site Tuesday.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas praised the work that got Bexar County to surpass President Joe Biden’s goal of having a 70% partial vaccination rate among adults by July 4. Though Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show the country as a whole still hasn’t hit that mark, local data shows that Bexar County has.
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San Antonio s Metropolitan Health District is administering COVID-19 vaccines at Fiesta events to try to increase accessibility.
The Fiesta festival in San Antonio. Juneteenth. Pride celebrations. Graduations. People are out and about again as they get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. But an increasing number of cases of the Delta variant in the United States has many experts urging caution.
The Delta variant has been found in at least 85 countries and is responsible for at least 20% of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. It is expected to overtake the Alpha variant, B.1.1.7., as the dominant strain in the U.S. sometime this summer.
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