COVID-19 Vaccinations:
People fully vaccinated – 8,236
Percentage of people 16+ fully vaccinated – 26.67%
30,883 is the estimated number of Brown County residents eligible for vaccination.
COVID-19 VACCINE APPOINTMENTS
The Brownwood-Brown County Health Department has opened eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults age 18 years old or older. Vaccinations are available by appointment at the Health Department. Please use these two numbers for vaccine waitlist questions, scheduling questions, or assistance with scheduling an appointment:
325-430-7605
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The Brownwood City Council received an update Tuesday morning from the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department which included that the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine will not be used locally for now. This follows the CDC’s Tuesday recommendation of an immediate pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of vaccination.
Lisa Dick, Administrator of the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department, addressed the City Council.
“We have provided Johnson & Johnson in our community to a significant number of people, but I also want assure you and let you know what those numbers look like,” Dick said. “There are six cases that had blood clots within the next 90 days of receiving their vaccine out of 7 million vaccines that have been given, so that’s a significantly small number. If you’re looking at the risk we still feel like it’s a relatively safe va
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