A medical student receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Dell Medical School in Austin.
Central Texas is far from herd immunity for COVID-19, and public health officials are urging everyone who can to get vaccinated.
Most sites are now giving away first doses without an appointment, though some are offering reserved appointments as well.
Here s where you can go this weekend to get a shot.
Delco Activity Center
Austin Public Health is running its vaccination site at the Delco Activity Center on Saturday.
As of this week, it s now a walk-up site, so anyone 18 or older looking to get a dose of the Moderna vaccine can do so between noon and 8 p.m. If you can t make it this weekend, the site is open from Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 8 p.m.
McDONOUGH â Kindergarten teacher Danequa Lyons isnât a fan of needles, but her excitement to get inoculated against COVID-19 outweighed any fear she had.
The vaccine will allow her to hug on her little ones at Walnut Creek Elementary School as well as protect her 10-month-old daughter at home.
She said she felt just a little tingle after receiving the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine, noting that sheâd been through worse âlike child birth.â
Josh Malcom, HCS Facilities & Maintenance director, doesnât like needles either. He looked away as nurse Ruthie Hill approached him and thought about construction projects as she injected him.