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As of this week, all Texans ages 16 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Here s what you need to know about the plan to distribute vaccine doses and how you can get one.
For months, many Texans have felt in the dark about where and when they’d be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But on March 23, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced that all Texans who are 16-years-old or older would become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29.
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Chambers County paramedic Danny Burke administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Grady Carrington outside of Carrington s home, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Hankamer, TX. Carrington, who was sitting on an ATV while his wheelchair was being serviced by a mobile service truck when Burke arrived, decided to get the vaccine when his doctor told him he needed to get it. After failing to sign up online, Carrington called the county and they told him they had a mobile service that could come to him which he said was good because it meant he did not have to find a ride. The Chambers County ambulance service has been administering vaccines to people in their homes.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Everyone age 16 and older, regardless of occupation or health status, will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas starting March 29, state health officials said Tuesday.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is still asking providers to prioritize appointments for people who are 80 and older, and to prioritize walk-ins from anyone in that age group who shows up without an appointment. The vaccines are not limited to Texas residents, and citizenship is not a requirement for the vaccine.
More than 2.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines are being shipped to Texas vaccine providers this week, and that means more doses for the Red River Valley.
Nearly 3,000 doses of vaccine are on the way to Lamar, Red River and Fannin counties in the 17th week of the stateâs vaccine rollout, according to Texas Department of State Health Services records, and the majority of them are manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. Previously, most local providers received Modernaâs two-shot vaccine while a few received Pfizer-BioNTechâs two-dose vaccine. Only the vaccines made by Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization.
As vaccine eligibility widens, some vulnerable Texans are still fighting for access
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Fredericksburg retiree Cyn White has been trying to find a COVID-19 vaccine in her Hill Country community since she became eligible for it in December.
White, 63, who has a disability, grew frustrated with the lack of available appointments, problems with overloaded websites, and zero follow-up from the locations that allowed her to get on a waiting list.
Calling it a “dire situation” for herself and others like her, White became panicked at the idea of Texas opening its eligibility to all Texas adults this week.