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The state of Texas is getting a record number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccines the week of April 5, and Llano County is poised to begin vaccinating more than a thousand people.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said the federal government is shipping about one million first doses, which the state will allocate to more than 2,000 providers.
This is the largest number of doses Texas has received since the vaccine rollout began in December. The state is also ordering a little more than 626,000 second-round doses.
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During the weekly COVID-19 vaccine update March 11, Imelda Garcia of the Texas Department of State Health Services anticipated the federal allotment to the state would decrease the following week, and it has.
The state is getting roughly 800,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines the week of March 15, a dip from the previous week of more than 1 million. Still, Garcia pointed out, this will be the third-highest number of doses to the state since the vaccine rollout began in December.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now Burnet school district Assistant Superintendent Dr. Rachel Jones got her COVID-19 vaccination March 13 at a clinic organized by the city of Burnet, Burnet County, and Seton Ascension Highland Lakes. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
Dr. Rachel Jones sees a certain irony in getting her COVID-19 vaccination on March 13, her birthday.
“Last year on my birthday, it was the last day we had in-person class for the school year because of COVID,” said Jones, assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at Burnet Consolidated Independent School District. “This year on my birthday, I’m getting my vaccine. It’s a happy day.”
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now Medical personnel administer COVID-19 vaccinations at weekly clinics at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Marble Falls, but volunteers are needed to help with logistics. Also, call on your elderly family, friends, and neighbors; they might need help scheduling an appointment. Courtesy photo
The medical personnel administering about 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a week in the Highland Lakes need a shot in the arm from you said Jordan Newell, the director of clinic operations for Baylor Scott & White Health-Hill Country Region.