‘If you’re willing to go further, it’s available’: Texans travel hours for COVID-19 vaccine
While a majority of Dallas County residents received the shot locally, 1 in 5 left the county in the search for coronavirus shots.
Alan Samuels, 59, of Dallas holds the COVID-19 vaccination card he received after getting his first shot by traveling to Austin from Dallas and waiting an hour to receive it.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
AUSTIN One Dallas man rented a car and drove 13 hours round trip to Amarillo to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A Dallas couple signed up at multiple providers across Texas before securing an appointment in a city of 6,000 near Waco. One Dallas woman’s son scheduled a shot for her in San Antonio while she was on a waitlist at a vaccination site closer to home.
Harris County will give teachers priority for leftover COVID-19 vaccines
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Syringes are lined up to deliver the Pfizer-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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U.S. Rep. Al Green gets his COVID-19 vaccine shot by public health nurse Kerri Hurt as the Houston Health Dept., rolls out public vaccines at Bayou City Events Center in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Teachers and school staff currently on Harris County Public Health s waiting list for COVID-19 vaccines now will be prioritized if there are any leftover doses at the end of each day.
Members of State Board of Education call for public school teachers, staff to be included in Phase 1B
(Source: Texas Tribune/Tiffany Szerpicki)
and last updated 2021-02-08 19:06:24-05
Members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) are calling on the state s COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel to include public school teachers and staff in Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations.
The letter was written by SBOE Chair Dr. Keven Ellis and signed by 13 members of the board.
Dr. Ellis began the letter by thanking the board for their ongoing vaccination efforts, including prioritizing the most vulnerable Texans and those at greatest risk of infection who are serving in frontline professions vital to our state s successful operation and recovery.
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Dr. Joseph Varon, left, receives a COVID-19 Moderna vaccine at United Memorial Medical Center on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. Faisal Masud, director of critical care at Houston Methodist Hospital, left, Dr. Steven Hsu, center and Dr. Dharamvir Jain, pose for a photo after receiving a COVID-19 vaccinations at the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Methodist Hospital RN Allyson Schneider prepares to give a COVID-19 vaccination at the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less