San Antonio’s homebound seniors get COVID-19 vaccinations through new pilot program
Mayor says the program is first of its kind in the state
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Nathalie Avery, 90, reacts as she gets the COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at the Isles of Vero Beach assisted and independent senior living community in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced Monday that San Antonio is the first city in Texas to develop a program to get homebound seniors vaccinated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program, intended to help some of the city’s most vulnerable residents, is a collaboration with Metro Health, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, the San Antonio Fire Department, the San Antonio Housing Authority and Meals on Wheels San Antonio.
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SAFD: Do not call 911 and try to schedule vaccine appointment for at-home option
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Joaquin Abrego, right, a community health worker with the City of San Antonio, is vaccinated by volunteer and registered nurse Michelle Long at the Alamodome COVID-19 vaccine site on Jan. 11, 2021. At left, volunteer and registered nurse Meredith Patterson waits for the next person to vaccinate.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographer
The San Antonio Fire Department is urging residents to not call 911 to schedule their vaccine appointment.
The warning comes after local officials announced in Monday s coronavirus news briefing that they are expecting to receive 1,000 vaccines a week dedicated to the insulation of home-bound seniors. However, this option is already pre-scheduled, SAFD said in a news release Monday.
Ayala: Homeless advocate on hunger strike to demand city meet needs of the homeless
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Molly Wright, an advocate for homeless people, is on a hunger strike and is demanding that the city establish safe, overnight parking lots for people who live in their cars. Jan. 27, 2021.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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Molly Wright, an advocate for homeless people, is on a hunger strike and is demanding that the city establish safe, overnight parking lots for people who live in their cars.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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Molly Wright, an advocate for homeless people, is on a hunger strike and is demanding that the city establish safe, overnight parking lots for people who live in their cars.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
San Antonio Housing Authority walks back private partnership to redevelop Alazán Courts
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The Alazan Courts, at left, was San Antonio s first public housing complex. It was built in 1939 and people, mostly Mexican-Americans, began to move in during 1940. It is situated next to La Popular Bakery.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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Children play at the Alazan Courts on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Much of Alazan Courts, the first public housing complex in San Antonio, was built in 1939 and people, mostly Mexican-Americans, began to move in during 1940.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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Residents of the Alazan Courts, San Antonio s first public housing complex, sweep a sidewalk on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The complex was built in 1939 and people, mostly Mexican-Americans, began to move in during 1940.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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