DSHS says Texas has a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, causing delays in vaccinations
Source: KXXV
and last updated 2021-01-06 19:29:07-05
Questions and concerns surrounding vaccine distribution have been swirling since the first doses were distributed.
After the announcement from the state s Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel that those who fall under Phase 1B would be able to get the vaccine, many people in that category are still waiting.
Right now, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state has a limited supply of vaccines available.
The decision to open up vaccine opportunities to those in Phase 1B was because some some counties met all of the vaccine needs for Phase 1A. But in Bell County and McLennan County, folks in both categories are waiting to receive the vaccine.
Active cases in Bell County reached 2,682 on Wednesday, as the Bell County Public Health District identified 337 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday — the region’s third-highest single-day infection increase.
Bell County registered a single-day COVID-19 case increase of 232 on Tuesday, as active infections spiked to 2,441, a local health official said.
âToday we have 14,019 total cases with 11,578 recoveries ⦠672.6 per 100,000 people is our current incidence rate,â Bell County Public Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said.
Robison-Chadwell has previously emphasized how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers a region with an incidence rate of over 200 to be in a âred zone.â
Bell Countyâs last COVID-19 related fatality was announced on Thursday when the Bell County Public Health District received a death certificate for a woman in her 80s from Temple.
UPDATE: Coryell County Judge Roger Miller is suspending said Wednesday afternoon that he is suspending the bar closure requirement in his county pending a response from Governor Greg Abbott s office about an exemption for Coryell.
Judge Miller argues that there are only three establishments operating as bars in Coryell County, and that he does not believe they ve played a significant role in the increased number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. I m fully aware of the Governor s Order and it s (sic) intent, Judge Miller was quoted as having said in a news release issued by the City of Copperas Cove. But I have no reason to believe our three bar establishments are significantly responsible for the increased COVID cases in Coryell County or within TSA L.