The Brownwood-Brown County Health Department has received an additional 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the City of Brownwood Facebook page: Currently those 100 vaccine doses are being administered to individuals in the 1A group for distribution which is health providers, first responders and long-term care, among others. (
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The local health department asks that you not call the hospital or health department about vaccine availability as phone lines are currently dedicated to caring for COVID residents.
As soon as the Health Department or the Hospital receives more vaccines, we will notify you here on KOXE.com and our radio broadcasts.
The following press release was issued Wednesday afternoon on behalf of Brown County Judge Paul Lilly:
Brown County has received the deliveries of approximately 300 COVID -19 vaccinations in the last two weeks and have been distributed to three of the nursing homes in Brown County. Additional vaccinations will be allocated for the other nursing homes in the County as they arrive. We do not have an arrival date for these at this time.
Hendrick Medical Center-Brownwood received 600 vaccines last week which were administered to medical staff and first responders in Brown County. Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 100 vaccines yesterday that are being administered to medical staff and first responders.
The Brownwood/Brown County Health Department and Hendrick Medical Center are receiving an onslaught of calls from the public requesting the COVID vaccine.
The Brownwood/Brown County Health Department has been notified by the State that they will be receiving vaccines, but no timeline has been given on when the Health Department will receive the vaccines. Several local pharmacies are registered to provide the vaccine, but when they will receive them and how much is not yet known.
Health Department Administrator Lisa Dick stated that all providers who have been registered to give the vaccine must follow the allocation schedule established by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). This tiered schedule is designed to prioritize healthcare workers, emergency responders, residents of long-term care facilities, people over the age of 65, and people with chronic medical conditions. “With a limited amount of vaccines shipped at a time, the roll-out will likely be in waves