The City of Waco has opened a public information hotline to help the community receive the latest update on COVID-19 testing sites, vaccine availability or to find out how to sign up.
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NRG Park will host Houston s newest COVID-19 vaccination clinic over the weekend.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Trying to find a COVID-19 vaccination in Houston? Houstonians now have a new option for receiving the vaccine with the opening of a drive-thru clinic at NRG Park.
In partnership with Memorial Hermann, the NRG park clinic will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Jan. 14 to Jan. 17.
The drive-thru vaccination clinic is available to pre-registered individuals who have scheduled appointments during the four-day event. No walk-ins will be accepted at the clinic. Approximately 13,000 Texans 65 years or older in the state s Phase 1B category are expected to be vaccinated at the location, according to Memorial Hermann. If you want to schedule an appointment, those who qualify for Phase 1B guidelines can sign up now on Memorial Hermann s website.
McLennan County coalition aims to improve COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Made up of local school leaders, health experts and nonprofits
Source: KXXV
and last updated 2021-01-07 23:44:32-05
WACO, Texas â McLennan County health officials are teaming up with community organizations to improve plans for vaccine distribution.
The coalition, made up of a combination of school leaders, health experts and several nonprofit organizations, aims to spread information about the vaccine to communities across the county and work through ideas for efficient distribution. How do we reach people where they live, where it will be most convenient for them to get the vaccine? That s a lot of the talk we re doing right now, said Kelly Craine, a Waco-McLennan County Public Health District representative. A lot of it will be dependent on when we get more vaccine, though. That s the key.
With a backdrop of crowded hospitals and a soaring COVID-19 death toll, McLennan Countyâs largest school district is offering COVID-19 tests over the weekend to students and employees preparing for classes to resume Tuesday.
McLennan County wrapped up December with a record number of monthly deaths attributed to COVID-19 and headed into the new year with one of the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the state. The deaths of an 82-year-old man and a 97-year-old woman reported Thursday brought 2020âs COVID-19 death toll among McLennan County residents to 283. Of those, 86 were announced in December, almost double the previous monthly record of 44 in October.